Where does “Gewehrschütze” come from?

Gewehrschütze (German) comes 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.

Gewehrschütze (German): rifleman male or of unspecified gender

Definitions

  1. rifleman male or of unspecified gender

Ancestry of “Gewehrschütze”, step by step

Gewehrschütze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schütze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschützeinflection of schützen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanschütze—
3Old High Germanscuzzo—
4Proto-Germanicskutjanąto bar, bolt
5Proto-Germanicskuttą—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via German Gewehr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewehrrifle
2Middle High Germangewer—
3Old High Germangiwerida—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →