Where does “skjótr” come from?

skjótr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic skeutaz, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

skjótr (Old Norse): fleet, quick, swift

Definitions

  1. fleet, quick, swift

Ancestry of “skjótr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skjótr”

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