Where does “sharpshooting” come from?

sharpshooting (English) comes from English sharp, from Middle English scharp, from Old English sċearp, from Proto-West Germanic skarp, from Proto-Germanic skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

sharpshooting (English): Highly accurate marksmanship; present participle...

Definitions

  1. Highly accurate marksmanship; present participle...

Ancestry of “sharpshooting”, step by step

sharpshooting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sharp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsharpTerminating in a point or edge, especially one...
2Middle Englishscharpsharp
3Old Englishsċearpsharp
4Proto-West Germanicskarpsharp
5Proto-Germanicskarpazrough
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb-rough, sharp
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via English shooting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishshootingpresent participle of shoot; An instance of...
2Middle Englishshoting—
3Old Englishscotungshooting
4Proto-Germanicskutungō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarpaz →