Where does “totter” come from?
Totter comes from Middle English totren, from Middle English tolteren, from Old English tealtrian, from Proto-Germanic taltrōną, from Proto-Indo-European del-.
totter (English): To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly;...
Definitions
- To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly;...
Ancestry of “totter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | totren | — |
| 2 | Middle English | tolteren | — |
| 3 | Old English | tealtrian | to shake, stagger, be unsteady, be uncertain,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | taltrōną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | taltōną | to sway, dangle, hesitate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |
Words derived from “totter”