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Where does “shutten” come from?

shutten (Middle 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.

Ancestry of “shutten”, 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

Words derived from “shutten”

  • shut
  • shutting
  • shutoff
  • shutteth
  • unshut
  • shuttest
  • outshut
  • shutness
  • shuttable
  • undershut
  • shut-eye
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