Where does “škótština” come from?

škótština (Slovak) comes from Slovak škótsky, from Slovak Škót, from English Scot, from Middle English scot, from Old English Scot, from Old Norse skot, from Proto-Germanic skutą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

škótština (Slovak): Scottish Gaelic (language)

Definitions

  1. Scottish Gaelic (language)

Ancestry of “škótština”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SlovakškótskyScottish, Scots, Scotch
2SlovakŠkótScot
3EnglishScotA person born in or native to Scotland
4Middle Englishscotpayment
5Old EnglishScotshot, act of shooting
6Old Norseskot—
7Proto-Germanicskutąshot
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
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