Where does “skout” come from?

skout (English) comes from Proto-Slavic skovati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

skout (English): A guillemot

Definitions

  1. A guillemot

Ancestry of “skout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicskovatito watch attentively
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic skovati →
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