Where does “Scutt” come from?

Scutt (English) comes from Middle English scout, from Old French escoute, from Old French escouter, from Latin ausculto, from Proto-Italic *auskoltā.

Ancestry of “Scutt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishscout—
2Old Frenchescouteaction of listening
3Old Frenchescouterto listen
4LatinauscultoI listen, I hear; I heed, I accept, I obey
5Proto-Italic*auskoltā—
Every word from Proto-Italic *auskoltā →Every word from Latin ausculto →Every word from Old French escouter →