Where does “schots” come from?
schots (Dutch) comes from Dutch Schotland, 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.
schots (Dutch): messy, disorderly; floe, ice floe
Definitions
- messy, disorderly; floe, ice floe
Ancestry of “schots”, step by step
schots traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Schotland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Schotland | — |
| 2 | Dutch | Schot | a Scot, Scotsman |
| 3 | English | Scot | A person born in or native to Scotland |
| 4 | Middle English | scot | payment |
| 5 | Old English | Scot | shot, act of shooting |
| 6 | Old Norse | skot | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skutą | shot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |
via Dutch S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | S | — |