Where does “ナイスショット” come from?

ナイスショット (Japanese) comes from English shot, from Middle English schot, from Old English Scot, from Old Norse skot, from Proto-Germanic skutą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

ナイスショット (Japanese): nice shot

Definitions

  1. nice shot

Ancestry of “ナイスショット”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshotWorn out or broken; Woven from warp and weft...
2Middle EnglishschotA missile or projectile; a thrown or fired weapon
3Old EnglishScotshot, act of shooting
4Old Norseskot—
5Proto-Germanicskutąshot
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skutą →Every word from Old Norse skot →