Shut
/ʃʌt/noun
To close something so that it cannot be opened or entered.
Did you know?“Shut” comes from the same old Germanic root as “shoot,” reflecting an original sense of sending or darting something into a closed position rather than a mystical spell.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*skutjaną
“to shoot, dart, or thrust”
Old English
OE
scyttan
“to bolt, bar, or fasten shut”
Middle English
ME
shutten
“to close or fasten”
Modern English
English
shut
“to close firmly or prevent opening”