Where does “örskot” come from?
örskot (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ör, from Old Norse ǫr, from Proto-Germanic arhwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂érkʷo- — bow, arrow.
örskot (Icelandic): arrowshot
Ancestry of “örskot”, step by step
örskot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic ör
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ör | arrow; directed edge, arrow, arc; scar |
| 2 | Old Norse | ǫr | arrow; inflection of ǫrr:
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| 3 | Proto-Germanic | arhwō | arrow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂érkʷo- | bow, arrow |
via Icelandic skot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | skot | a shot, a gunshot; a bullet |
| 2 | Old Norse | skot | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skutą | shot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |