English
Shattock
Shattock may come from Old English *scēaduc ‘little boundary’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*scēaduc‘little boundary’uncertain
- EnglishtodayShattock
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*scēaduc‘little boundary’uncertain
- EnglishtodayShattock
A compound of scēad ‘shade’ + āc ‘oak’
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₃-tús
Proto-Germanic *skaduz ‘a shadow’
Proto-West Germanic *skadu ‘shadow’
Old English sċeadu ‘shadow’
Old English scēad ‘shade’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyǵs ‘oak’
Proto-Germanic *aiks ‘oak tree’
Proto-West Germanic *aik ‘oak’
Old English āc ‘oak’
Every English word from Old English *scēaduc
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English *scēaduc / Shattock