Where does “cwt” come from?

cwt (English) comes from Middle English scut, from Dutch schudden, from Middle Dutch schudden, from Old Dutch scudden, from Proto-West Germanic *skuddjan — to shake.

cwt (English): Alternative spelling of cwt

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of cwt

Ancestry of “cwt”, step by step

cwt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English scut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishscuthare
2Dutchschuddento shake, to tremble, to waver; to shuffle; to...
3Middle Dutchschuddento shake, to cause to move strongly back and...
4Old Dutchscuddento shake, to rid oneself of
5Proto-West Germanic*skuddjanto shake

via English CUT

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCUTTo incise, to cut into the surface of something
2Middle Englishcutten—
3Old Norsekytjahovel, small cottage
4Proto-Germanickutjanąto cut
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skuddjan →Every word from Old Dutch scudden →Every word from Middle Dutch schudden →
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