Where does “schotse” come from?
schotse (Dutch) comes from Dutch schots, 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 — to advance, push; to drive, propel.
schotse (Dutch): a Scotswoman
Definitions
- a Scotswoman
Ancestry of “schotse”, step by step
schotse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch schots
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schots | messy, disorderly; floe, ice floe |
| 2 | Dutch | Schotland | — |
| 3 | Dutch | Schot | a Scot, Scotsman |
| 4 | English | Scot | A person born in or native to Scotland |
| 5 | Middle English | scot | payment |
| 6 | Old English | Scot | shot, act of shooting |
| 7 | Old Norse | skot | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skutą | shot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |
via Dutch e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | e | — |