Etymology

stammer

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Today it means: To keep repeating a particular sound involuntarily during speech. Full definition →

Middle English stameren ← Old English stamerian ← Proto-West Germanic *stamrōn
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stammer · verb, noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*stamrōną“to stammer”
  2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*stamrōn
  3. Old English · inherited fromstamerian
  4. Middle English · inherited fromstameren
  5. English todaystammer

From Middle English stameren, from Old English stamerian, from Proto-West Germanic *stamrōn, from Proto-Germanic *stamrōną (“to stammer”). Compare German stammeln, Dutch stameren, Old Norse stammr. Doublet of stumble.

Stammer · proper noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromStammer
  2. English todayStammer

Borrowed from German Stammer.

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