Where does “gunfitting” come from?

gunfitting (English) comes from English fitting, from English fit, from English outfit, from English out, from Middle English oute, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt — out, outward.

gunfitting (English): The act or practice of fitting a gun to an individual shooter so as to provide the best gunfit

Definitions

  1. The act or practice of fitting a gun to an individual shooter so as to provide the best gunfit

Ancestry of “gunfitting”, step by step

gunfitting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fitting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfittingpresent participle of fit; Getting ready;...
2EnglishfitSuitable, proper; Adapted to a purpose or...
3EnglishoutfitA set of clothing; Gear consisting of a set of...
4EnglishoutAway from the inside, centre or other point of...
5Middle Englishouteout
6Old Englishūtout
7Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
8Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via English gun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgunA device for projecting a hard object very...
2Middle EnglishgunneA trebuchet or similar kind of pellet-firing...
3Old NorseGunnhildr
4Old NorseGunnrbattle, war
5Old Norseguðrbattle, war
6Proto-Germanicgunþizbattle
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntisstriking, killing
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd