Where does “Heckenschütze” come from?

Heckenschütze (German) comes from German Hecke, from Middle High German hecke, from Old High German hegga, from Proto-West Germanic haggju, from Proto-Germanic hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Heckenschütze (German): sniper

Definitions

  1. sniper

Ancestry of “Heckenschütze”, step by step

Heckenschütze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeckehedge
2Middle High Germanhecke—
3Old High Germanhegga—
4Proto-West Germanichaggjuhedge
5Proto-Germanichagjōhedge
6Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic hagjō →