Where does “shut” come from?

shut (English) comes from Old English sċēotan, from Proto-West Germanic skeutan, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

shut (English): To close, to stop from being open; To close, to...

Definitions

  1. To close, to stop from being open; To close, to...

Ancestry of “shut”, step by step

shut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sċēotan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċēotanto shoot
2Proto-West Germanicskeutanto shoot
3Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via Middle English schitten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishschittenTo shut or close to cause to be closed
2Old Englishsċyttanto shut
3Proto-West Germanic*skuttjanto shut, to close off

Words derived from “shut”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeutan →