Where does “scot” come from?

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

scot (Middle English): payment

Definitions

  1. payment

Ancestry of “scot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishScotshot, act of shooting
2Old Norseskot—
3Proto-Germanicskutąshot
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

Words derived from “scot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skutą →Every word from Old Norse skot →