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Where does “alŝuti” come from?

alŝuti (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ŝuti, from German schütten, from Middle High German schütten, from Old High German scuttēn, from Proto-Germanic *skuddjan.

alŝuti (Esperanto): to pour or sprinkle on, to add; to give or...

Definitions

  1. to pour or sprinkle on, to add; to give or...

Ancestry of “alŝuti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoŝutito dump, pour out; to scatter
2Germanschüttento pour; of both liquids and solids; to rain...
3Middle High Germanschütten—
4Old High Germanscuttēnto shake
5Proto-Germanic*skuddjan—
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