Where does “butter” come from?
butter (Middle English) comes from Middle English buter, from Old English butere, from Proto-West Germanic buterā, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον, from Ancient Greek τυρός, from Proto-Hellenic tūrós, from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
butter (Middle English): Alternative form of buter
Definitions
- Alternative form of buter
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Words derived from “butter”