Where does “skjóta” come from?

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

skjóta (Icelandic): to shoot

Definitions

  1. to shoot

Ancestry of “skjóta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskjótato shoot
2Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Old Norse skjóta →