Where does “Schotland” come from?

Schotland (Dutch) comes from Dutch Schot, 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.

Ancestry of “Schotland”, step by step

Schotland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Schot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchSchota Scot, Scotsman
2EnglishScotA person born in or native to Scotland
3Middle Englishscotpayment
4Old EnglishScotshot, act of shooting
5Old Norseskot—
6Proto-Germanicskutąshot
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via Dutch land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlandland; country; land
2Middle Dutchlantland; country, region; ground, earth
3Old Dutchlantland; land, terrain; territory
4Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “Schotland”

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