原語ゲルマン語*staut, to push, strike, hit, from PIE*steu, to push, strike, hit, etymologically same as stub, study, stupid.-er, to express repetition.
英語の語源
stutter (v.)
1560s, frequentative form of stutt "to stutter," from Middle English stutten "to stutter, stammer" (late 14c.), cognate with Middle Low German stoten "to knock, strike against, collide," from Proto-Germanic *staut- "push, thrust" (cognates: Old English stotan, Old High German stozan, Gothic stautan "to push, thrust"), from PIE *(s)teu- (1) "to hit, beat, knock against" (see steep (adj.)). The noun is attested from 1854. Related: Stuttered; stuttering; stutterer.
例文
1. He spoke with a pronounced stutter .
彼は明らかにどもる。/
2.He tended to stutter ,which tried her patience.
彼はいつもどもるので、彼女は耐えられない。
3.I managed to stutter a reply.
私はたどたどしくて、やっと一言返事をした。
4.The little girl speaks with a little stutter .
あの女の子は少し口が悪い。
5.I was trembling so hard,I thought I would stutter when I spoke.