Where does “palter” come from?
palter (English) comes from Middle English palter, from Middle Low German palter, from Old Saxon paltro, from Proto-Germanic paltrô.
palter (English): To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate...
Definitions
- To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate...
Ancestry of “palter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | palter | rag, trifle, worthless thing |
| 2 | Middle Low German | palter | rag, cloth |
| 3 | Old Saxon | paltro | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | paltrô | — |
Words derived from “palter”