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Where does “hipshot” come from?

hipshot (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.

hipshot (English): Having a dislocated hip; Clumsy, awkward;...

Definitions

  1. Having a dislocated hip; Clumsy, awkward;...

Ancestry of “hipshot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshotWorn out or broken; Woven from warp and weft...
2Middle Englishschot—
3Old EnglishScotScot
4Old Norseskot—
5Proto-Germanicskutąshot
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
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