Where does “scotta” come from?

scotta (Italian) comes from Spanish escota, from Old French escote, from Old Norse skaut, from Proto-Germanic skautaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

scotta (Italian): sheet; feminine singular of scotto

Definitions

  1. sheet; feminine singular of scotto

Ancestry of “scotta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishescotasheet
2Old Frenchescote—
3Old Norseskautcorner of a cloth, of a sail; corner of a square...
4Proto-Germanicskautazcorner; wedge; the corner of a piece of cloth or...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skautaz →Every word from Old Norse skaut →
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