Where does “tarradiddler” come from?
tarradiddler (English) comes from English tarradiddle, from English diddle, from English didder, from Middle English didderen, from Proto-Germanic titrōną — to tremble, shake.
tarradiddler (English): A person who wastes time or who writes or produces worthless nonsense
Definitions
- A person who wastes time or who writes or produces worthless nonsense
Ancestry of “tarradiddler”, step by step
tarradiddler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tarradiddle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tarradiddle | A trivial lie, a fib; Silly talk or writing;... |
| 2 | English | diddle | In percussion, two consecutive notes played by... |
| 3 | English | didder | To rattle or shiver |
| 4 | Middle English | didderen | to tremble |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | titrōną | to tremble, shake |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |