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.

buterflēoge (Old English): butterfly

Definitions

butterfly

Ancestry of “buterflēoge”, step by step

buterflēoge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English butere

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	butere	butter
2	Proto-West Germanic	buterā	butter
3	Latin	būtȳrum	butter
4	Ancient Greek	βούτυρον	butter
5	Ancient Greek	τυρός	cheese
6	Proto-Hellenic	tūrós	cheese
7	Proto-Indo-European	tuh₂-ró-s	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	tewh₂-	to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Old English flēoge

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	flēoge	a fly; fly
2	Proto-West Germanic	*fleugā	fly

Words derived from “buterflēoge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tūrós →