Where does “scoot” come from?

Scoot is a English word derived from English shoot, which comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd-, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European sek- meaning to cut or separate.

scoot (English): A dollar; a scooter; A sideways shuffling or...

Definitions

  1. A dollar; a scooter; A sideways shuffling or...

Ancestry of “scoot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskjótato shoot
2Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

Words derived from “scoot

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd-