Where does “scant” come from?
scant (Middle English) comes from Old Norse skamt, from Proto-Germanic skammaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- — mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal.
Ancestry of “scant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | skamt | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skammaz | short; blunt; stunted |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱem- | mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal |
Words derived from “scant”