Where does “shutoff” come from?

shutoff (English) comes from English shut, 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.

shutoff (English): A valve used to turn off something; The act of...

Definitions

  1. A valve used to turn off something; The act of...

Ancestry of “shutoff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshutTo close, to stop from being open; To close, to...
2Old Englishsċēotanto shoot
3Proto-West Germanicskeutanto shoot
4Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
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