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Where does “scōz” come from?

scōz (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic skutą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

Ancestry of “scōz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “scōz”

  • Schoß
  • Schouss
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