Came from Middle English praten. This was either inherited from Old English prætt, or borrowed by way of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German praten (itself from Old Saxon *pratt) — both routes lead back to Proto-West Germanic *prattu, and ultimately to Proto-Germanic *prattuz (“idle or boastful talk, deceit”), from Proto-Indo-European *bred- (“to wander, rove”). It is related to Dutch praten (“to talk, chat”), Low German praten, dated German pfrassen, Danish prate, Swedish prata (“to talk, prate”), Faroese práta (“to talk, gossip”) and Icelandic prata; it is also cognate with Polish bredzić (“to rave, jabber”) and Latvian bradāt (“to talk nonsense”).

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prattle blether babble waffle chatter

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What is the meaning of prate?

"prate" (noun) means chatter that has no real point or meaning.

What is another word for prate?

Other words for "prate" include babble, prattle, blether, waffle, chatter.

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