Where does “escot” come from?

escot (Catalan) comes from Old French escot, from Frankish skot, from Proto-Germanic skutą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

escot (Catalan): share; décolletage; cleavage

Definitions

  1. share; décolletage; cleavage

Ancestry of “escot”, step by step

escot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French escot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchescotpayment
2Frankishskottax; monetary contribution; shot
3Proto-Germanicskutąshot
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via Latin scotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinscotusErebus
2Ancient Greekσκότοςdarkness, gloom
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “escot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skutą →Every word from Frankish skot →
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