stammer

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 301 words | Copyright

stammer speak with halting articulation OE; (dial.) stagger XIV. Late OE. stamerian = OS. stamaron, (M)LG., (M)Du. stameren :- WGmc. *stamrōjan, f. *stamra- (repr. by OE. stamor stammering), f. *stam-, repr. by OE. stam(m), OHG. stammēr, ON. stamr, Goth. stamms stammering, etc.; cf. -ER4
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