Where does β€œescoutille” come from?

escoutille (Middle French) comes from Spanish escotilla, from Spanish escotar, from Gothic πƒπŒΊπŒ°πŒΏπ„πƒ, from Proto-Germanic skautaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- β€” to advance, push; to drive, propel.

Ancestry of β€œescoutille”, step by step

escoutille traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish escotilla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishescotillahatch; airlock
2Spanishescotarto make low-cut clothing; to pay one's share of...
3GothicπƒπŒΊπŒ°πŒΏπ„πƒhem, fringe
4Proto-Germanicskautazcorner; wedge; the corner of a piece of cloth or...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via Old French escouter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchescouterto listen
2LatinauscultoI listen, I hear; I heed, I accept, I obey
3Proto-Italic*auskoltā—

via Old Norse skaut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskautcorner of a cloth, of a sail; corner of a square...

Words derived from β€œescoutille”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- β†’Every word from Proto-Germanic skautaz β†’Every word from Gothic πƒπŒΊπŒ°πŒΏπ„πƒ β†’