totter
English
/ˈtɒtə/, /ˈtɑːtɚ/
verb
Definitions
- To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.
- (figurative) To be on the brink of collapse.
- (archaic) To collect junk or scrap.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English totren inherited from Old English tealtrian (totter, vacillate) inherited from Proto-Germanic *taltrōną derived from Proto-Indo-European *del- (reckon, count, calculate, adjust, flow, aim).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*del-
Gloss
reckon, count, calculate, adjust, flow, aim
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- atotter English
- grass English
- teeter English
- teeter-totter English
- totterer English
- tottergrass English
- tottersome English
- tottery English
- sēdulus Latin
- δόλος Ancient Greek
- *del- Proto-Indo-European
- *dol- Proto-Indo-European
- *talgaz Proto-Germanic
- *taltrōną Proto-Germanic
- *talō Proto-Germanic
- *talōną Proto-Germanic
- tealtrian Old English
- *tolteren Middle English
- totren Middle English