Where does “schießwütig” come from?
schießwütig (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.
schießwütig (German): trigger-happy (having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly)
Definitions
- trigger-happy (having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly)
Ancestry of “schießwütig”, step by step
schießwütig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schießen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schießen | to shoot; to fire; to kick; to shoot; to shoot |
| 2 | Middle High German | schieȥen | (of the target or of the projectile) to shoot |
| 3 | Old High German | skioȥan | to shoot |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skeutan | to shoot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skeutaną | to shoot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |
via German Wut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wut | rage; fury; outrage; anger; ecstasy; frenzy |
| 2 | Middle High German | wuot | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wuot | mad, madness |
| 4 | Old English | wōd | mad, insane; mad, raging, senseless; mad, enraged |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wōdaz | excited, energised, spirited; frenzied, obsessed;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂t- | excited, inspired; possessed, raging |