mutterer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀫𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀭 (*maṭṭara)

Hindi मटर (maṭar)bor.

English mutter

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

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Latin -ārius

Old French -ierbor.

Middle English -er

English -er

English mutterer

From mutter + -er.

Noun

mutterer (plural mutterers)

1. One who mutters.
   • 1926, Rafael Sabatini, chapter 3, in Bellarion the Fortunate‎^[1]:

     "To accuse a priest!" said someone in a tone of indignation, and a murmur arose at once in sympathy. ¶ It moved the young officer to mirth. He half-swung on his heel so as to confront those mutterers.

   • c. 1954, Jack Kerouac, Untitled poem, in Book of Sketches, 1952-57, Penguin, 2006, p. 239,

     I, mutterer to / myself in childhood French […]

Translations

one who murmurs

• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: γογγυστής m (gongustḗs)