Where does “bullshot” come from?

bullshot (English) comes from English shot, from Middle English schot, from Old English Scot, from Old Norse skot, from Proto-Germanic skutą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

bullshot (English): A cocktail made from vodka and beef bouillon; A...

Definitions

  1. A cocktail made from vodka and beef bouillon; A...

Ancestry of “bullshot”, step by step

bullshot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshotWorn out or broken; Woven from warp and weft...
2Middle EnglishschotA missile or projectile; a thrown or fired weapon
3Old EnglishScotshot, act of shooting
4Old Norseskot
5Proto-Germanicskutąshot
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via English Bull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBullThe constellation and zodiacal sign Taurus
2Middle Englishbullfalsehood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd-Every word from Proto-Germanic skutąEvery word from Old Norse skot