Where does “skjótur” come from?

skjótur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skjótr, from Proto-Germanic skeutaz, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

skjótur (Icelandic): fast, quick, rapid

Definitions

  1. fast, quick, rapid

Ancestry of “skjótur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskjótrfleet, quick, swift
2Proto-Germanicskeutazfast, swift, ready
3Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaz →