Where does “shacktown” come from?
shacktown (English) comes from English town, from Middle English toun, from Middle English ende, from Old English ende, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
shacktown (English): A settlement made up of shacks; a shanty town
Definitions
- A settlement made up of shacks; a shanty town
Ancestry of “shacktown”, step by step
shacktown traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English town
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | town | A settlement; an area with residential districts,... |
| 2 | Middle English | toun | town |
| 3 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 4 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English shack
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shack | A crude, roughly built hut or cabin; Any poorly... |
| 2 | Spanish | jacal | jacal; hut, hovel, shack |
| 3 | Classical Nahuatl | xahcalli | A jacal; a hut made with poles and thatch |
| 4 | Classical Nahuatl | calli | an enclosed habitational space, a house or room;... |
| 5 | Proto-Nahuan | *kal- | house |