Where does “palter” come from?
palter (Middle English) comes from Middle Low German palter, from Old Saxon paltro, from Proto-Germanic paltrô.
palter (Middle English): rag, trifle, worthless thing
Definitions
- rag, trifle, worthless thing
Ancestry of “palter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | palter | rag, cloth |
| 2 | Old Saxon | paltro | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | paltrô | — |
Words derived from “palter”