Where does “tarradiddle” come from?

tarradiddle (English) comes from English diddle, from English didder, from Middle English didderen, from Proto-Germanic titrōną — to tremble, shake.

tarradiddle (English): A trivial lie, a fib; Silly talk or writing;...

Definitions

  1. A trivial lie, a fib; Silly talk or writing;...

Ancestry of “tarradiddle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiddleIn percussion, two consecutive notes played by...
2EnglishdidderTo rattle or shiver
3Middle Englishdidderento tremble
4Proto-Germanictitrōnąto tremble, shake

Words derived from “tarradiddle”

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