Etymology

shout

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Middle English shouten ← Old Norse skúta
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shout · noun, verb1

  1. Old Norse · derived fromskúta“to chide, scold”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromshouten
  3. English todayshout

From Middle English shouten. Further origin uncertain. 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”). See also the second, rare sense of the verb scout (“to reject with contempt”).

shout · noun2

  1. Middle Dutch · derived fromschûte“boat or light ship”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromshout(e)
  3. English todayshout

From Middle English shout(e), from Middle Dutch schûte (“boat or light ship”). Doublet of schuit, see there for more. Compare scout (“swift sailing boat”).

Words from the same roots

Old Norseskúta all →

scout

Middle Dutchschûte all →

scout

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