Masculine

écot

Meaning

Concepts

(masculine) share (of the bill, etc.)
(masculine) scot (tax)

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/e.ko/

Inherited from Middle French

Inherited from Old French

Cognate with Old High German

Cognate with Old English

In summary

Inherited from Middle French escot, from Old French escot, escoz (“payment”), from Old Frankish *skot (“tax”, literally “that which is thrown in”), from Proto-Germanic *skutą (“that which is thrown, shot, projectile, bullet, missile”). Cognate with Old High German scoz (“bullet, missile, projectile, javelin, shot”), Old English scot, sceot (“shot, lot, payment”). More at scot.