Where does “skøtæ” come from?

skøtæ (Old Danish) comes from Icelandic skeyta, from Proto-Germanic *skautijaną — to join together, splice.

Ancestry of “skøtæ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskeytato join; to take notice of, to care about
2Proto-Germanic*skautijanąto join together, splice

Words derived from “skøtæ”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *skautijaną →Every word from Icelandic skeyta →