scot

scot · noun¹

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*skutą“that which is thrown or cast; projectile; missile”
2. Old Norse · derived fromskot
3. Old English · inherited fromsċot
4. Middle English · inherited fromscot
5. English todayscot

From Middle English scot, scott, from Old English sċot, sċott, sċeot, ġesċot (“contribution; payment; tax; fine”), cognate with Old Norse skot, from Proto-Germanic *skutą (“that which is thrown or cast; projectile; missile”), related to English shoot. Later influenced by Old French escot (Modern écot), itself of Germanic origin. Doublet of shot.

Scot · noun, proper noun²

1. Late Latin · derived fromScōttī
2. Old English · derived fromSċottas“people from Ireland, Irishmen”
3. Middle English · inherited fromScot
4. English todayScot

Inherited from Middle English Scot, from Old English Sċottas (“people from Ireland, Irishmen”), from Late Latin Scōttī (see Scōtī for more). See Scoti.

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