Where does “Scot” come from?

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

Scot (Old English): shot, act of shooting

Definitions

  1. shot, act of shooting

Ancestry of “Scot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskot—
2Proto-Germanicskutąshot
3Proto-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 →