Where does “wegschießen” come from?

wegschießen (German) comes from German weg, from German enwec, from Old High German weg, from Proto-West Germanic weg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

wegschießen (German): to shoot off

Definitions

  1. to shoot off

Ancestry of “wegschießen”, step by step

wegschießen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German weg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwegaway; gone, not there; minus
2Germanenwec
3Old High Germanwegway
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

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

Words derived from “wegschießen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic weg