Where does “prattlement” come from?
prattlement (English) comes from English prattle, from English prate, from Middle English praten, from Old English prætt, from Proto-Germanic prattuz, from Proto-Indo-European brodnó- — to wander about.
prattlement (English): prattle; childish chatter
Definitions
- prattle; childish chatter
Ancestry of “prattlement”, step by step
prattlement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prattle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prattle | To speak incessantly and in a childish manner; to... |
| 2 | English | prate | Talk to little purpose; trifling talk;... |
| 3 | Middle English | praten | to chatter inconsequentially |
| 4 | Old English | prætt | trick, prank, practical joke |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | prattuz | boastful talk; deceit, trickery, stratagem, list,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | brodnó- | to wander about |