Where does “scud” come from?

Scud comes from Old Norse skjóta, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd-, meaning to shoot or move quickly.

scud (English): Naked; To race along swiftly; To run, or be...

Definitions

  1. Naked; To race along swiftly; To run, or be...

Ancestry of “scud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskjótato shoot
2Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Old Norse skjóta →