Etymology

dodder

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Today it means: To shake or tremble as one moves, especially as of old age or childhood; to totter. Full definition →

Middle English daderen
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dodder · verb1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromdaderen“to quake, tremble”
  2. English todaydodder

Early 17th century, variant of dialectal dadder, from Middle English daderen (“to quake, tremble”), ultimately from the root of dither. Compare Norwegian dudra (“to tremble”).

dodder · noun2

  1. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*dodr
  2. Old Dutch · derived from*doder
  3. Middle Dutch · derived fromdoder
  4. Middle English · inherited fromdoder“flax dodder”
  5. English todaydodder

From Middle English doder (“flax dodder”), from Middle Dutch doder, from Old Dutch *doder, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *dodr (viz. theories of origin). Cognate with Middle Low German doder, West Flemish dodder.

Dodder · proper noun3

  1. Irish · borrowed froman
  2. English todayDodder

From Irish an Dothra

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