Where does “praten” come from?

praten (Middle English) comes from Old English prætt, from Proto-Germanic prattuz, from Proto-Indo-European brodnó- — to wander about.

praten (Middle English): to chatter inconsequentially

Definitions

  1. to chatter inconsequentially

Ancestry of “praten”, step by step

praten traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English prætt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishprætttrick, prank, practical joke
2Proto-Germanicprattuzboastful talk; deceit, trickery, stratagem, list,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbrodnó-to wander about

via Dutch praten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpratento talk
2Middle Dutchpraten—

via Middle Low German praten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanpraten—
2Old Saxon*pratt—

Words derived from “praten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European brodnó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic prattuz →Every word from Old English prætt →