Where does “shuttle” come from?

shuttle (Italian) comes from English shuttle, from Middle English shutel, from Old English sċytel, from Proto-Germanic skutilaz.

shuttle (Italian): space shuttle

Definitions

  1. space shuttle

Ancestry of “shuttle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshuttleA tool used to carry the woof back and forth...
2Middle Englishshutel—
3Old Englishsċyteldart, arrow; a dart, bolt
4Proto-Germanicskutilaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skutilaz →Every word from Old English sċytel →Every word from Middle English shutel →