DictionaryRoot: sceotan
Old English
sceotan
shoot, dart, or move swiftly
Forms
- sceotan
- shoot — The initial sound and vowel developed into the modern form.
- shot — A changed-vowel form used for past action and related nouns.
Origin
An inherited Germanic swift-movement verb.
Note
The family concerns sending or moving something quickly, not originally firearms.
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verb / noun
shoot
Capture images with a camera.
Etymology
Camera work borrows the language of aiming and firing. To shoot an image is to aim the camera and make the exposure.