Where does “shunt” come from?
Shunt comes from Middle English shunten, from Middle English shonen, from Old English scunian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewdʰ- and (s)kew-, roots meaning to turn or move aside.
shunt (English): To cause to move , as by pushing or shoving; to...
Definitions
- To cause to move , as by pushing or shoving; to...
Ancestry of “shunt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | schonten | — |
| 2 | Old English | scunian | to shun; avoid; to hate; abhor; detest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
Words derived from “shunt”