Where does “skot” come from?

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

skot (Icelandic): a shot, a gunshot; a bullet

Definitions

  1. a shot, a gunshot; a bullet

Ancestry of “skot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskot—
2Proto-Germanicskutąshot
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

Words derived from “skot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skutą →Every word from Old Norse skot →