Where does “Eigenbeschuss” come from?
Eigenbeschuss (German) comes from German Beschuss, from German beschießen, from German schießen, from Middle High German schieȥen, from Old High German skioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic skeutan, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.
Eigenbeschuss (German): friendly fire
Definitions
- friendly fire
Ancestry of “Eigenbeschuss”, step by step
Eigenbeschuss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Beschuss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beschuss | bombardment, fire |
| 2 | German | beschießen | To bombard |
| 3 | German | schießen | to shoot; to fire; to kick; to shoot; to shoot |
| 4 | Middle High German | schieȥen | (of the target or of the projectile) to shoot |
| 5 | Old High German | skioȥan | to shoot |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skeutan | to shoot |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skeutaną | to shoot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |
via German eigen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | eigen | own, peculiar or private to someone,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | eigen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | eigan | own; possession, property |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aigan | to possess, to own, to have; own |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *aiganą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂óyḱe | to possess, to own |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyḱ- | to possess, to own |