Where does “shuttle” come from?
Shuttle comes from Middle English shutel, from Old English scutel, from Latin scutella, from Latin scutra, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European skey- and sek-, meaning to cut or separate.
shuttle (English): A tool used to carry the woof back and forth...
Definitions
- A tool used to carry the woof back and forth...
Ancestry of “shuttle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | shutel | — |
| 2 | Old English | sċytel | dart, arrow; a dart, bolt |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skutilaz | — |
Words derived from “shuttle”