Stammerer
/ˈstæm.ər.ər/noun
A person who stammers; someone who speaks with involuntary pauses or repetitions.
Did you know?The core verb stammer is Germanic, and English has long used it for speech that seems physically blocked or repeated, which is why the word feels so close to the body’s rhythm of interruption.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*stamrōną
“to stammer, speak with difficulty”
Old English
OE
stamrian
“to stammer or speak indistinctly”
Middle English
ME
stammeren
“to stammer, utter with hesitation or repetition”
14th Century
English
stammerer
“one who stammers”
Modern English
English
stammerer
“a person who stammers”