Where does “shooter” come from?
Shooter comes from Middle English schoter, from Old English sċēotere, an agent noun meaning "one who shoots."
shooter (English): Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer...
Definitions
- Someone who shoots something; a gunner, archer...
Ancestry of “shooter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | shoot | To launch a projectile; To move or act quickly or... |
| 2 | Middle English | shoten | — |
| 3 | Old English | sċēotan | to shoot |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skeutan | to shoot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skeutaną | to shoot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |
Words derived from “shooter”