Where does “querschießen” come from?

querschießen (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.

querschießen (German): to interfere, obstruct

Definitions

  1. to interfere, obstruct

Ancestry of “querschießen”, step by step

querschießen 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 quer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanquercrosswise, cross; crosswise, across

Words derived from “querschießen”

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