Where does “Schot” come from?

Schot (Dutch) comes from English Scot, from Middle English scot, from Old English Scot, from Old Norse skot, from Proto-Germanic skutą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

Schot (Dutch): a Scot, Scotsman

Definitions

  1. a Scot, Scotsman

Ancestry of “Schot”, step by step

Schot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Scot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishScotA person born in or native to Scotland
2Middle Englishscotpayment
3Old EnglishScotshot, act of shooting
4Old Norseskot—
5Proto-Germanicskutąshot
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via Middle Dutch schot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschot—
2Old Dutchskōt—
3Proto-Germanicskautazcorner; wedge; the corner of a piece of cloth or...

Words derived from “Schot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →