Where does “Scyttisc” come from?

Scyttisc (Old English) comes from Old English scott, from Latin scotus, from Ancient Greek σκότος, from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

Scyttisc (Old English): Scottish (of the Scottish people of northern Britain)

Definitions

  1. Scottish (of the Scottish people of northern Britain)

Ancestry of “Scyttisc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishscottA Scot
2LatinscotusErebus
3Ancient Greekσκότοςdarkness, gloom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₃tos—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skh₃tos →Every word from Ancient Greek σκότος →