Where does “shopfit” come from?
shopfit (English) comes from English shopfitting, 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 — out, outward.
shopfit (English): The process of fitting out a retail store
Definitions
- The process of fitting out a retail store
Ancestry of “shopfit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shopfitting | The furnishing of retail premises, both interior... |
| 2 | English | fitting | present participle of fit; Getting ready;... |
| 3 | English | fit | Suitable, proper; Adapted to a purpose or... |
| 4 | English | outfit | A set of clothing; Gear consisting of a set of... |
| 5 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 6 | Middle English | oute | out |
| 7 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |