Where does “shunting” come from?
Shunting derives from Middle English shunten, from Middle English shonen, from Old English scunian, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewdʰ-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew-.
shunting (English): present participle of shunt; The connection of an...
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- present participle of shunt; The connection of an...
Ancestry of “shunting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | shunt | To cause to move , as by pushing or shoving; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | schonten | — |
| 3 | Old English | scunian | to shun; avoid; to hate; abhor; detest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |