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Where does “didder” come from?

didder (English) comes from Middle English didderen, from Proto-Germanic titrōną.

didder (English): To rattle or shiver

Definitions

  1. To rattle or shiver

Ancestry of “didder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdidderento tremble
2Proto-Germanictitrōną—

Words derived from “didder”

  • dither
  • dithery
  • ditherer
  • adither
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