Where does “Schütze” come from?

Schütze (German) comes 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.

Schütze (German): shooter; archer, bowman; rifleman

Definitions

  1. shooter; archer, bowman; rifleman

Ancestry of “Schütze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschütze—
2Old High Germanscuzzo—
3Proto-Germanicskutjanąto bar, bolt
4Proto-Germanicskuttą—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuttą →Every word from Proto-Germanic skutjaną →