Where does “schot” come from?

schot (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schot, from Old Dutch skōt, from Proto-Germanic skautaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

schot (Dutch): shot, act of shooting; missile, projectile; a...

Definitions

  1. shot, act of shooting; missile, projectile; a...

Ancestry of “schot”, step by step

schot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch schot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschot—
2Old Dutchskōt—
3Proto-Germanicskautazcorner; wedge; the corner of a piece of cloth or...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via Middle Dutch scot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchscotpartition
2Old Dutchskut—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skautaz →Every word from Old Dutch skōt →