Where does “Fehlschuss” come from?

Fehlschuss (German) comes from German Schuss, from Middle High German schuz, from Middle High German schützen, from Proto-Germanic skutjaną, from Proto-Germanic skuttą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

Fehlschuss (German): miss, missed shot

Definitions

  1. miss, missed shot

Ancestry of “Fehlschuss”, step by step

Fehlschuss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schuss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchussshot; mild craziness; attractive person, usually...
2Middle High Germanschuz
3Middle High Germanschützento dam; to grant protection; to protect; to...
4Proto-Germanicskutjanąto bar, bolt
5Proto-Germanicskuttą
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via German fehlen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfehlento lack; to be absent from, to be missing from,...
2Middle High Germanvælen
3Old Frenchfailliralternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err
4Latinfallēre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd-
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