Where does “neerschieten” come from?
neerschieten (Dutch) comes from Dutch neer, from Dutch neder, from Middle Dutch neder, from Old Dutch nither, from Proto-West Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.
neerschieten (Dutch): to shoot down to down with a projectile
Definitions
- to shoot down to down with a projectile
Ancestry of “neerschieten”, step by step
neerschieten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch neer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | neer | down, downwards |
| 2 | Dutch | neder | down; low- |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | neder | down, downwards; down low; below, beneath |
| 4 | Old Dutch | nither | down |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *niþer | down, downwards |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | niþer | down, downwards |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | niter | — |
via Dutch schieten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schieten | to shoot, fire; to shoot, to kill; to rush, to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schieten | to shoot, to move quickly in some direction; to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skietan | to shoot; to shoot at |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skeutan | to shoot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skeutaną | to shoot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |