Where does “buterbrod” come from?
buterbrod (Turkmen) comes from Russian бутерброд, from German Butterbrot, from German butter, from Middle High German buter, from Old High German butira, from Proto-West Germanic buterā, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
buterbrod (Turkmen): butterbrot
Definitions
- butterbrot
Ancestry of “buterbrod”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | бутерброд | sandwich |
| 2 | German | Butterbrot | A slice of bread topped with butter and often... |
| 3 | German | butter | inflection of buttern: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | buter | butter |
| 5 | Old High German | butira | butter |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | buterā | butter |
| 7 | Latin | būtȳrum | butter |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βούτυρον | butter |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τυρός | cheese |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | tūrós | cheese |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tuh₂-ró-s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |