Where does “skjóta” come from?
skjóta (Faroese) comes from Old Norse skjóta, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.
skjóta (Faroese): to shoot
Ancestry of “skjóta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | skjóta | to shoot |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skeutaną | to shoot |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |