Where does “scet” come from?

scet (Middle English) comes from Old English sċeatt, from Proto-Germanic skattaz, from Proto-Indo-European skatn-.

scet (Middle English): Alternative form of schat

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of schat

Ancestry of “scet”, step by step

scet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sċeatt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċeatttreasure, money, wealth
2Proto-Germanicskattazcattle, kine; owndom, wealth, goods; hoard,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskatn-—

via Proto-Slavic sъčetь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsъčetь—

Words derived from “scet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skatn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skattaz →Every word from Old English sċeatt →