Where does “scot” come from?

Scot comes from Middle English scot, from Old English scot, from Proto-Germanic skutą, meaning a payment or contribution.

scot (English): A local tax, paid originally to the lord or ruler...

Definitions

  1. A local tax, paid originally to the lord or ruler...

Ancestry of “scot”, step by step

scot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English scott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishscott—
2Old EnglishscottA Scot
3LatinscotusErebus
4Ancient Greekσκότοςdarkness, gloom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Middle English scot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishscotpayment
2Old EnglishScotshot, act of shooting
3Old Norseskot—
4Proto-Germanicskutąshot
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos →Every word from Ancient Greek σκότος →