Where does “tatter” come from?
tatter (German) comes from German tattern, from Proto-Germanic taltrōną, from Proto-Germanic taltōną, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
tatter (German): inflection of tattern:
## first-person singular...
Definitions
- inflection of tattern:
## first-person singular...
Ancestry of “tatter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | tattern | to shake, to tremble |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | taltrōną | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | taltōną | to sway, dangle, hesitate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |