Where does “scattershot” come from?
scattershot (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.
scattershot (English): Covering a broad range in a random and...
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- Covering a broad range in a random and...
Ancestry of “scattershot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | shot | Worn out or broken; Woven from warp and weft... |
| 2 | Middle English | schot | — |
| 3 | Old English | Scot | Scot |
| 4 | Old Norse | skot | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skutą | shot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |