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Where does “buterflēoge” come from?

buterflēoge (Old English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

Ancestry of “buterflēoge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbuterebutter
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 “buterflēoge”

  • butterfly
  • butterflyfish
  • butterflylike
  • butterflier
  • butterfly nut
  • butterfly knife
  • バタフライ
  • butturflye
  • buterflie
  • boterflye
  • bataplai
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →