Where does “tatter” come from?

tatter (English) comes from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

tatter (English): A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn...

Definitions

  1. A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn...

Ancestry of “tatter”, step by step

tatter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

via English Tat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTatA member of an Iranian people, presently living...
2EnglishtattingA form of looped and knotted lace needlework made...
3EnglishtatCheap and vulgar tastelessness; sleaze; Cheap,...
4Hindiटाटthick canvas

Words derived from “tatter”

Every word from Proto-Turkic ēder →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ایر →