Where does “airshoot” come from?

airshoot (English) comes from English shoot, from Middle English shoten, from Old English sċēotan, from Proto-West Germanic skeutan, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

airshoot (English): A shot at something that is in the air, or a shot...

Definitions

  1. A shot at something that is in the air, or a shot...

Ancestry of “airshoot”, step by step

airshoot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shoot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshootTo launch a projectile; To move or act quickly or...
2Middle Englishshoten—
3Old Englishsċēotanto shoot
4Proto-West Germanicskeutanto shoot
5Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via English aïr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishaïr—
2Middle Englishaireair
3Old Frenchairair mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere
4Latināērair
5Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
6Ancient Greekauhḗr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeutan →