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Where does “buter” come from?

buter (Middle High German) comes from Old High German butira, 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, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

Ancestry of “buter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbutira—
2Proto-West Germanicbuterābutter
3Latinbūtȳrum—
4Ancient Greekβούτυρονbutter
5Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
6Proto-Hellenictūrós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “buter”

  • butterbrot
  • бутерброд
  • buttern
  • Buttermilch
  • Butterblume
  • butterweich
  • Buttersoße
  • Butter
  • Butterfass
  • Sahnebutter
  • Kakaobutter
  • Bütterken
  • Butterbrot
  • Butterkäse
  • Knoblauchbutter
  • butero
  • путер
  • puter
  • butro
  • butrizar
  • butra
  • Butter
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