Etymology Explorer › Norman

Where does “tînter” come from?

tînter (Norman) comes from Latin tinnire, from Latin tinnio — I ring, jingle, clink; I pay; I cry, scream in a...

tînter (Norman): to tinkle

Definitions

  1. to tinkle

Ancestry of “tînter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintinnirepresent active infinitive of tinniō;...
2LatintinnioI ring, jingle, clink; I pay; I cry, scream in a...
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