Where does “Schuss” come from?

Schuss (German) comes from Middle High German schuz, from Middle High German schützen, from Proto-Germanic skutjaną, from Proto-Germanic skuttą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

Schuss (German): shot; mild craziness; attractive person, usually...

Definitions

  1. shot; mild craziness; attractive person, usually...

Ancestry of “Schuss”, step by step

Schuss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German schuz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschuz—
2Middle High Germanschützento dam; to grant protection; to protect; to...
3Proto-Germanicskutjanąto bar, bolt
4Proto-Germanicskuttą—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via Old High German scuz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscuz—
2Proto-Germanicskutizshooting, shot
3Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot

Words derived from “Schuss”

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