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Where does “skauti” come from?

skauti (Icelandic) comes from English Scout, from Middle English scout, from Old French escoute, from Old French escouter, from Latin ausculto, from Proto-Italic *auskoltā.

skauti (Icelandic): skate, ice skate; indefinite dative singular of...

Definitions

  1. skate, ice skate; indefinite dative singular of...

Ancestry of “skauti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishScoutA member of any of various scouting...
2Middle Englishscout—
3Old Frenchescouteaction of listening
4Old Frenchescouterto listen
5LatinauscultoI listen, I hear; I heed, I accept, I obey
6Proto-Italic*auskoltā—

Words derived from “skauti”

  • línuskauti
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