Where does “scutterer” come from?
scutterer (English) comes from English scutter, from English scuttle, from Middle English scuttel, from Old English sċutel, from Latin scutella, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
scutterer (English): One who scutters
Ancestry of “scutterer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | scutter | Thin excrement; A hasty run; To void thin... |
| 2 | English | scuttle | A container like an open bucket; A broad, shallow... |
| 3 | Middle English | scuttel | — |
| 4 | Old English | sċutel | dart, arrow; bar; bolt |
| 5 | Latin | scutella | a small or shallow bowl, basin or dish; a small... |
| 6 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |