Where does “scuz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “scuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskutizshooting, shot
2Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

Words derived from “scuz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skutiz →