Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “zitern” come from?

zitern (Middle High German) comes from Old High German zittarōn, from Proto-Germanic titrōną.

Ancestry of “zitern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzittarōn—
2Proto-Germanictitrōną—

Words derived from “zitern”

  • zitterbewegung
  • zittern
Every word from Proto-Germanic titrōną →