Where does “prat” come from?

prat (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål prate, from Middle Low German praten, from Old Saxon *pratt.

prat (Norwegian Bokmål): <br>; chat, talk; imperative of prate

Definitions

  1. <br>; chat, talk; imperative of prate

Ancestry of “prat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålprateto chat
2Middle Low Germanpraten—
3Old Saxon*pratt—
Every word from Old Saxon *pratt →Every word from Middle Low German praten →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål prate →