Where does “escotar” come from?

escotar (Galician) comes from Catalan escotar, from Catalan escot, from Old French escot, from Frankish skot, from Proto-Germanic skutą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

escotar (Galician): to pay one's share of the cost; to make low-cut...

Definitions

  1. to pay one's share of the cost; to make low-cut...

Ancestry of “escotar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanescotarto pay one's share of the cost; to make clothing...
2Catalanescotshare; décolletage; cleavage
3Old Frenchescotpayment
4Frankishskottax; monetary contribution; shot
5Proto-Germanicskutąshot
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skutą →Every word from Frankish skot →