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Where does “schote” come from?

schote (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skuti, from Proto-Germanic skutiz, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

Ancestry of “schote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchskuti—
2Proto-Germanicskutizshooting, shot
3Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

Words derived from “schote”

  • шкот
  • schimpscheut
  • schootkind
  • scheut
  • schoot
  • schoothond
  • skoot
  • eskuutaq
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