Where does “beschützen” come from?

beschützen (German) comes from German schützen, 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.

beschützen (German): to protect

Definitions

  1. to protect

Ancestry of “beschützen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschützento defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard; to...
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

Words derived from “beschützen”

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