Where does “tatterer” come from?

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

tatterer (English): One who or that which tatters

Definitions

  1. One who or that which tatters

Ancestry of “tatterer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtatterA shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn...
2EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
3Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
4Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
5Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
6Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēder