Where does “schutter” come from?

schutter (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schuttre, from Middle Dutch scutte, from Old Dutch scutto, from Proto-Germanic skutjô.

schutter (Dutch): marksman, shooter

Definitions

  1. marksman, shooter

Ancestry of “schutter”, step by step

schutter traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch schuttre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschuttre—
2Middle Dutchscutteshooter
3Old Dutchscutto—
4Proto-Germanicskutjô—

via Middle Dutch scuttere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchscuttere—

via Middle Dutch schotter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschotter—

Words derived from “schutter”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skutjô →Every word from Old Dutch scutto →Every word from Middle Dutch scutte →