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Where does “garotter” come from?

garotter (English) comes from English garotte, from English garrotte, from Spanish garrote, from French garrot, from Old Occitan garra — leg.

garotter (English): Alternative spelling of garrotter

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of garrotter

Ancestry of “garotter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgarotteAlternative spelling of garrotte
2EnglishgarrotteA cord, wire or similar used for strangulation;...
3Spanishgarrotegarrote; club, cudgel
4Frenchgarrottourniquet; garrot; garrote
5Old Occitangarraleg
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