Where does “shuttle” come from?
shuttle (Dutch) comes from English shuttle, from Middle English shutel, from Old English sċytel, from Proto-Germanic skutilaz.
shuttle (Dutch): A space shuttle; A shuttlecock, shuttle; A...
Definitions
- A space shuttle; A shuttlecock, shuttle; A...
Ancestry of “shuttle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | shuttle | A tool used to carry the woof back and forth... |
| 2 | Middle English | shutel | — |
| 3 | Old English | sċytel | dart, arrow; a dart, bolt |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skutilaz | — |