Etymology of the French word beurre

Date

The earliest known usage of beurre in French dates from the 16th century.

Derivations in French

beurrée, beurrerie, beurrer, beurreux, babeurre, frise-beurre, petit-beurre

Cognates

Dutch boter, English butter, German Butter, Italian burro, Latin butyrum, Provençal buire, Yiddish puter