English
gutter
Gutter comes from Anglo-Norman guttere, and goes back to Old French goutiere.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400goutiere
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400guttere
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gutter
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1603–1604same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400goutiere
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400guttere
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gutter
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1603–1604same form
Earliest quotation: c. 1603–1604, William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice: “The gutter'd-Rockes, and Congregated Sands”.
Every English word from Old French goutiere
Today it means
noun A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French goutiere / gutter