Where does “skeyti” come from?

skeyti (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skeyti, from Old Norse skjóta, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

skeyti (Icelandic): shaft, missile, projectile; message; telegram

Definitions

  1. shaft, missile, projectile; message; telegram

Ancestry of “skeyti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskeytishaft, missile
2Old Norseskjótato shoot
3Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

Words derived from “skeyti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Old Norse skjóta →