Where does “scuzzo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “scuzzo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskutjanąto bar, bolt
2Proto-Germanicskuttą—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

Words derived from “scuzzo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuttą →Every word from Proto-Germanic skutjaną →
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