Where does “Schießeisen” come from?
Schießeisen (German) comes from German eisen, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
Schießeisen (German): shooting iron, iron
Definitions
- shooting iron, iron
Ancestry of “Schießeisen”, step by step
Schießeisen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German eisen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | eisen | To freeze; of iron |
| 2 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via German schießen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schießen | to shoot; to fire; to kick; to shoot; to shoot |
| 2 | Middle High German | schieȥen | (of the target or of the projectile) to shoot |
| 3 | Old High German | skioȥan | to shoot |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skeutan | to shoot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skeutaną | to shoot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |