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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

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