Where does “Neutronenbeschuss” come from?

Neutronenbeschuss (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.

Neutronenbeschuss (German): neutron bombardment

Definitions

  1. neutron bombardment

Ancestry of “Neutronenbeschuss”, step by step

Neutronenbeschuss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Beschuss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBeschussbombardment, fire
2GermanbeschießenTo bombard
3Germanschießento shoot; to fire; to kick; to shoot; to shoot
4Middle High Germanschieȥen(of the target or of the projectile) to shoot
5Old High Germanskioȥanto shoot
6Proto-West Germanicskeutanto shoot
7Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via German Neutron

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNeutronneutron
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeutan →