Where does “shout” come from?

Shout comes from Middle English shouten, of uncertain origin and ultimate meaning.

shout (English): A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and...

Definitions

  1. A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and...

Ancestry of “shout”, step by step

shout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English shouten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishshoutento shout
2Middle Englishshoute—

via Middle Low German schûte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschûte—

Words derived from “shout”

Every word from Middle English shoute →Every word from Middle English shouten →