Etymology

putter

put·ter
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Today it means: To be active, but not excessively busy, at a task or a series of tasks. Full definition →

English put ← Middle English putten ← Old English putian
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putter · verb1

Alteration of potter.

putter · noun2

  1. Proto-Germanic*putōną
  2. Proto-West Germanic*putōn
  3. Old Englishputian
  4. Middle Englishputten
  5. Englishput
  6. English todayputter

From put + -er.

putter · noun3

From putt + -er.

putter · verb4

Onomatopoeic.

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