A watercolour of a cellar corner devoted to bottles: dusty wax-sealed bottles in a wooden rack, a leather-bound cellar book open on a barrel, a brass funnel and a corkscrew, and a shaft of light from a grating above
Butler History

Etymology of Butler — From Bottler to Butler

From bouteillier to butler, we explain the story of a single word crossing the sea and changing its meaning.

HomeButler HistoryEtymology of Butler — From Bottler to Butler

We explain the etymology of the word butler, from the Old French bouteillier, a word born from wine management in medieval Europe and changed over time.

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