stutter

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 259 words | Copyright

stutter vb. XVI. f. late ME. stutten (dial. stut) + -ER4; cf. (M)LG. stötern, Du. stotteren, G. stottern. The stem (Gmc. *stut-, *staut-) is repr. also in ME. stotaye falter, totter, MLG. stōten, OHG, stōʒan (G. stossen) strike against.

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