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

  1. To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly;...

Ancestry of “totter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtotren—
2Middle Englishtolteren—
3Old Englishtealtrianto shake, stagger, be unsteady, be uncertain,...
4Proto-Germanictaltrōną—
5Proto-Germanictaltōnąto sway, dangle, hesitate
6Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “totter”

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