Etymology

batter

bat·ter
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Today it means: To hit or strike violently and repeatedly. Full definition →

Middle English batteren
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batter · verb1

  1. Middle English · derived frombatten
  2. Middle English · inherited frombatteren
  3. English todaybatter

From Middle English batteren, batren, bateren, a frequentative of Middle English batten, baten (“to beat”), equivalent to bat + -er (frequentative suffix).

batter · noun2

  1. Old French · derived frombateure“the action of beating”
  2. Middle English · inherited frombature
  3. English todaybatter

From Middle English bature, from Old French bateure (“the action of beating”), from batre (“to beat”). Doublet of batture.

batter · verb, noun3

Unknown.

batter · noun4

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰedʰh₂-der.?
  2. Old Englishbatt
  3. Old Frenchbatteinflu.
  4. Middle Englishbat
  5. Englishbat
  6. English todaybatter

From bat + -er (agent noun suffix).

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