English
Shutter
Shutter comes from Middle English scheten ‘to shoot’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500schetenas shoten‘to shoot’
- EnglishtodayShutter
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500schetenas shoten‘to shoot’
- EnglishtodayShutter
Every English word from Middle English scheten
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English scheten / Shutter