Where does “skott” come from?

skott (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse skot, from Proto-Germanic skutą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

skott (Norwegian Bokmål): the bow or stern end or compartment of a boat or other vessel

Definitions

  1. the bow or stern end or compartment of a boat or other vessel

Ancestry of “skott”, step by step

skott traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse skot

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

via Middle Low German schot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschot—

Words derived from “skott”

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