Where does “schütze” come from?
schütze (German) comes from Middle High German schütze, from Old High German scuzzo, from Proto-Germanic skutjaną, from Proto-Germanic skuttą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.
schütze (German): inflection of schützen:
## first-person singular...
Definitions
- inflection of schützen:
## first-person singular...
Ancestry of “schütze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | schütze | — |
| 2 | Old High German | scuzzo | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skutjaną | to bar, bolt |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skuttą | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |