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Where does “skotiete” come from?

skotiete (Latvian) comes from Latvian skots, from English Scot, from Middle English scot, from Old English Scot, from Old Norse skot, from Proto-Germanic skutą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

skotiete (Latvian): a Scotswoman, a woman from Scotland

Definitions

  1. a Scotswoman, a woman from Scotland

Ancestry of “skotiete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianskotsa Scot or Scotsman, a man from Scotland;...
2EnglishScotA person born in or native to Scotland
3Middle Englishscot—
4Old EnglishScotScot
5Old Norseskot—
6Proto-Germanicskutąshot
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
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