Where does “schietlood” come from?
schietlood (Dutch) comes from Dutch schieten, from Middle Dutch schieten, from Old Dutch skietan, from Proto-West Germanic skeutan, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.
schietlood (Dutch): plummet (lead on a line), plumb, plumb bob, plumb line
Definitions
- plummet (lead on a line), plumb, plumb bob, plumb line
Ancestry of “schietlood”, step by step
schietlood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |