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Title: On the etymology of butterfly
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 20/04/2007 08:58:11

Middle English buterflie, Old English buttorfleoge (written citation 1000 C.E.)

The Oxford English Dictionary notes some old Dutch words "botervlieg" and "boterschijte", and conjectures that butterflies' excrement may have been thought to resemble butter, hence giving the name "butter-sh1t", then "butter-fly".

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Title: On the etymology of butterfly
Post by: Karen W. on 20/04/2007 09:01:06

LOL LOL.. Good topic!!! Very interesting..LOL

Title: On the etymology of butterfly
Post by: Ben6789 on 20/04/2007 13:37:11

And very weird!

Title: On the etymology of butterfly
Post by: Karen W. on 20/04/2007 16:16:18

Word origins can be funny!

Title: On the etymology of butterfly
Post by: Ben6789 on 20/04/2007 16:18:25

What's the word orgin offfffff hmmmmmmm.. i dno, mouse?