Where does “kólfskot” come from?

kólfskot (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse skot, from Proto-Germanic skutą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

kólfskot (Old Norse): a bolt-shot

Definitions

  1. a bolt-shot

Ancestry of “kólfskot”, step by step

kólfskot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse skot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskot—
2Proto-Germanicskutąshot
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via Old Norse kólfr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekólfrclapper, tongue of a bell; "a kind of" bolt
2Proto-Germanic*kulbazround object, lump
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skutą →Every word from Old Norse skot →