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; missile, shot; darting,...

Definitions

  1. shot, act of shooting; missile, shot; darting,...

Ancestry of “scot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskot
2Proto-Germanicskutąshot
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd-Every word from Proto-Germanic skutąEvery word from Old Norse skot