sköta

From Old Norse skeyta (“to join, take care of”)

• IPA^(key): /²ɧøːˌta/

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sköta (present sköter, preterite skötte, supine skött, imperative sköt)

1. (sometimes followed by om) to manage to, to maintain, to care for, to nurse

   Nisse sköter finanserna

   Nisse manages the finances

   Patienten sköts av syster Bengt

   The patient is cared for by sister Bengt

2. (reflexive) to behave

   han kunde inte sköta sig

   he could not behave

   (literally, “he could not take care of himself”)

Bit more of a "care for" nuance when of people and followed by om. "Jag ska sköta om dig" (I will care for you) sounds better than "Jag ska sköta dig" (I will take care of/manage you, ish).

• skjuta
• sköte

• sköta in Svensk ordbok.
• sköta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

• köats, sökta, ökats