Where does “bakskaut” come from?

bakskaut (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skaut, from Old Norse skaut, from Proto-Germanic skautaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

bakskaut (Icelandic): cathode

Definitions

  1. cathode

Ancestry of “bakskaut”, step by step

bakskaut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic skaut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskautlap; headdress, hood; electrode
2Old Norseskautcorner of a cloth, of a sail; corner of a square...
3Proto-Germanicskautazcorner; wedge; the corner of a piece of cloth or...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via Icelandic bak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbakback; back, backside
2Old Norsebakon the back of; back
3Proto-Germanicbakąback, rear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skautaz →Every word from Old Norse skaut →
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