Where does “aufschießen” come from?

aufschießen (German) comes from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

aufschießen (German): to shoot open (for example a lock, destroying it in the process)

Definitions

  1. to shoot open (for example a lock, destroying it in the process)

Ancestry of “aufschießen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanauf-A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;...
2Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
3Middle High Germanūfon, upon
4Old High Germanūfup
5Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
6Proto-Germanicubunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “aufschießen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →