tatter

tatter · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*tat(t)uraz“tuft, patch”
2. Old Norse · derived fromtǫturr
3. Middle English · inherited fromtater
4. English todaytatter

From Middle English tater, from Old Norse tǫturr, from Proto-Germanic *tat(t)uraz (“tuft, patch”). Cognate with Icelandic tötur (“rag, tatter”).

tatter · noun²

From tat + -er.

tatter · verb³

From tat (“origin unknown”) + -er (“frequentative suffix”). Compare tattle.

Words from the same roots