Where does “scat” come from?

scat (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic skattaz, from Proto-Indo-European skatn-.

scat (Old Saxon): Alternative spelling of skat

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of skat

Ancestry of “scat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskattazcattle, kine; owndom, wealth, goods; hoard,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskatn-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skatn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skattaz →