Where does “Abc-Schützin” come from?
Abc-Schützin (German) comes from German Abc-Schütze, from German schütze, from Middle High German schütze, from Old High German scuzzo, from Proto-Germanic skutjaną, from Proto-Germanic skuttą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.
Ancestry of “Abc-Schützin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abc-Schütze | first-year pupil; child who has just started school; abecedarian |
| 2 | German | schütze | inflection of schützen: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schütze | — |
| 4 | Old High German | scuzzo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skutjaną | to bar, bolt |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skuttą | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |