Etymograph

English

shout

Shout comes from Middle English shouten ‘to shout’.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500shouten‘to shout’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1599shout

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500shouten‘to shout’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1599shout

Earliest quotation: 1599, The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar: “They shouted thrice; what was the last cry for?”

The story

Possibly related to Middle English shooten (‘to shoot (out)’) or from or akin to Old Norse skúta (‘to chide, scold’), Old Norse skúti, skúta (‘a taunt’).

Every English word from Middle English shouten

Another origin of shout

  1. Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500schûte‘boat or light ship’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500shout(e)
  3. Englishtodayshout

Today it means

noun A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.

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Etymograph / Middle English shouten / shout

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