Where does “butter” come from?
butter (West Flemish) comes from West Flemish beuter, from Middle Dutch bueter, from Middle Dutch bōter, from Old Dutch butera, from Proto-West Germanic buterā, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον, from Ancient Greek τυρός — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
butter (West Flemish): Alternative form of beuter
Definitions
- Alternative form of beuter
Ancestry of “butter”, step by step