Where does “Schießbefehl” come from?

Schießbefehl (German) comes 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.

Schießbefehl (German): order to shoot

Definitions

  1. order to shoot

Ancestry of “Schießbefehl”, step by step

Schießbefehl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schießen

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

via German Befehl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBefehlcommand, order; command
2Middle High Germanbevel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd-Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic skeutan
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