Where does “kruisboogschutter” come from?

kruisboogschutter (Dutch) comes from Dutch Schutter, from Middle Dutch schutter, from Middle Dutch scutte, from Old Dutch scutto, from Proto-Germanic skutjô.

kruisboogschutter (Dutch): crossbower, a crossbowman or crossbow woman

Definitions

  1. crossbower, a crossbowman or crossbow woman

Ancestry of “kruisboogschutter”, step by step

kruisboogschutter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Schutter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchSchutterSagittarius
2Middle Dutchschutter—
3Middle Dutchscutteshooter
4Old Dutchscutto—
5Proto-Germanicskutjô—

via Dutch kruisboog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkruisboogcrossbow; ogival arch
2Middle Dutchcruysboge—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skutjô →Every word from Old Dutch scutto →Every word from Middle Dutch scutte →