Where does “sċyttan” come from?
sċyttan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *skuttjan — to shut, to close off.
sċyttan (Old English): to shut
Definitions
- to shut
Ancestry of “sċyttan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *skuttjan | to shut, to close off |