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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskamtshort in time or space
2Proto-Germanicskammazshort; blunt; stunted
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal

Words derived from “scant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skammaz →Every word from Old Norse skamt →
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