Where does “blather” come from?

blather (English) comes from Middle English bletheren, from Old Norse blaðra, from Proto-Germanic blēdrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n).

blather (English): To talk rapidly without making much sense; To say...

Definitions

  1. To talk rapidly without making much sense; To say...

Ancestry of “blather”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbletheren—
2Old Norseblaðrabladder
3Proto-Germanicblēdrǭbladder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n)—

Words derived from “blather”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n) →Every word from Proto-Germanic blēdrǭ →Every word from Old Norse blaðra →