Where does “escota” come from?

escota (Catalan) comes from Old French escote, from Old Norse skaut, from Proto-Germanic skautaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

escota (Catalan): female equivalent of escot

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of escot

Ancestry of “escota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchescote—
2Old Norseskautcorner of a cloth, of a sail; corner of a square...
3Proto-Germanicskautazcorner; wedge; the corner of a piece of cloth or...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skautaz →Every word from Old Norse skaut →