Where does “Böter” come from?

Böter (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian 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, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

Böter (North Frisian): butter

Definitions

  1. butter

Ancestry of “Böter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbutere
2Proto-West Germanicbuterābutter
3Latinbūtȳrumbutter
4Ancient Greekβούτυρονbutter
5Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
6Proto-Hellenictūróscheese
7Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-sEvery word from Proto-Hellenic tūrós
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