Where does “skott” come from?

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

skott (Swedish): a shot; a shoot; a bulkhead

Definitions

  1. a shot; a shoot; a bulkhead

Ancestry of “skott”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishskut—
2Old Norseskot—
3Proto-Germanicskutąshot
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

Words derived from “skott”

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