Where does “Schützenfest” come from?

Schützenfest (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.

Schützenfest (German): Schützenfest, a marksmen festival, a traditional...

Definitions

  1. Schützenfest, a marksmen festival, a traditional...

Ancestry of “Schützenfest”, step by step

Schützenfest 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 fëst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfëst—
2Middle High Germanfëst—
3Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
4LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
5Proto-Italicfēstos—

Words derived from “Schützenfest”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuttą →Every word from Proto-Germanic skutjaną →