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Where does “tattern” come from?

tattern (German) comes from Proto-Germanic taltrōną, from Proto-Germanic taltōną, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

tattern (German): to shake, to tremble

Definitions

  1. to shake, to tremble

Ancestry of “tattern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictaltrōną—
2Proto-Germanictaltōnąto sway, dangle, hesitate
3Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

Words derived from “tattern”

  • tatterig
  • Tattergreis
  • tatter
  • Tattergreisin
  • Tatterich
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