Where does “escota” come from?
escota (Spanish) comes from Old French escote, from Old Norse skaut, from Proto-Germanic skautaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.
escota (Spanish): sheet
Ancestry of “escota”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | escote | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | skaut | corner of a cloth, of a sail; corner of a square... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skautaz | corner; wedge; the corner of a piece of cloth or... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |
Words derived from “escota”