Where does “Scud” come from?

Scud (English) comes from Middle English scut, from Dutch schudden, from Middle Dutch schudden, from Old Dutch scudden, from Proto-West Germanic *skuddjan — to shake.

Scud (English): A Soviet-developed tactical ballistic missile

Definitions

  1. A Soviet-developed tactical ballistic missile

Ancestry of “Scud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishscuthare
2Dutchschuddento shake, to tremble, to waver; to shuffle; to...
3Middle Dutchschuddento shake, to cause to move strongly back and...
4Old Dutchscuddento shake, to rid oneself of
5Proto-West Germanic*skuddjanto shake

Words derived from “Scud”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skuddjan →Every word from Old Dutch scudden →Every word from Middle Dutch schudden →
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