Where does “praate” come from?

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

praate (Yola): to prate

Definitions

  1. to prate

Ancestry of “praate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpratento chatter inconsequentially
2Old Englishprætttrick, prank, practical joke
3Proto-Germanicprattuzboastful talk; deceit, trickery, stratagem, list,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbrodnó-to wander about
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