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.
scut (English): A hare; a hare as the game in a hunt; A short,...
Definitions
- A hare; a hare as the game in a hunt; A short,...
Ancestry of “scut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | scut | hare |
| 2 | Dutch | schudden | to shake, to tremble, to waver; to shuffle; to... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | schudden | to shake, to cause to move strongly back and... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | scudden | to shake, to rid oneself of |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *skuddjan | — |
Words derived from “scut”