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shelter n.1580s, "structure affording protection," also figurative; 1590s, "state of being sheltered;" a word of disputed origin, possibly an alteration of Middle English sheltroun, sheltron, sheldtrume "roof or wall formed by locked shields," also "group of soldiers in tight battle formation, a wing of an army," from Old English scyldtruma, from scield "shield" (see shield (n.)) + truma "troop," related to Old English trum "strong, firm, stable," from Proto-Germanic *trum-, from PIE *dru-mo-, suffixed form of root *deru- "be firm, solid, steadfast." If so, the original notion is of a compact body of men protected by interlocking shields. But OED finds this "untenable" based on a gap in the record between the Middle English and modern words, and proposed derivation from shield + -ture. The meaning "temporary lodging for homeless poor" is recorded by 1890 in Salvation Army jargon; the sense of "temporary home for animals" is from 1971. Related: Shelterless. shelter v. 1580s, "to screen, protect," from exposure, attack, injury, etc., from shelter (n.); in the income investment sense, "protect from taxation," by 1955. The intransitive meaning "to take shelter" is from 1590s. Related: Sheltered; sheltering. updated on August 21, 2022 |