Where does “schießen” come from?

schießen (German) comes 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.

schießen (German): to shoot; to fire; to kick; to shoot; to shoot

Definitions

  1. to shoot; to fire; to kick; to shoot; to shoot

Ancestry of “schießen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschieȥen(of the target or of the projectile) to shoot
2Old High Germanskioȥanto shoot
3Proto-West Germanicskeutanto shoot
4Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

Words derived from “schießen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeutan →
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