Butter

Betekenis

butter

Geslacht

♂️ Mannelijk

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈbʊtɐ/

Etymologie

From Middle High German buter, butter, from Old High German butera, from Proto-West Germanic *buterā (“butter”).
Though originally feminine, the word became masculine throughout Upper German and in southern dialects of West Central German. The now established feminine gender is East Central German, reinforced by Middle Low German boter f.