Where does “scut” come from?

scut (English) comes from Middle English scut, from Dutch schudden, from Middle Dutch schudden, from Old Dutch scudden, from Proto-West Germanic *skuddjan — to shake.

scut (English): A hare; a hare as the game in a hunt; A short,...

Definitions

  1. A hare; a hare as the game in a hunt; A short,...

Ancestry of “scut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishscuthare
2Dutchschuddento shake, to tremble, to waver; to shuffle; to...
3Middle Dutchschuddento shake, to cause to move strongly back and...
4Old Dutchscuddento shake, to rid oneself of
5Proto-West Germanic*skuddjanto shake

Words derived from “scut”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skuddjan →Every word from Old Dutch scudden →Every word from Middle Dutch schudden →
scut — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer