Where does “clatter” come from?

Clatter comes from Middle English clatren, from Old English clatrian, likely imitative in origin.

clatter (English): To make a rattling sound; To cause to make a...

Definitions

  1. To make a rattling sound; To cause to make a...

Ancestry of “clatter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishclatrento make a rattling sound
2Old Englishclatrian—

Words derived from “clatter”

Every word from Old English clatrian →Every word from Middle English clatren →