Where does “dootscheten” come from?

dootscheten (Low German) comes from Low German scheten, from Middle Low German schêten, from Old Saxon skiotan, from Proto-West Germanic skeutan, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

dootscheten (Low German): to shoot dead

Definitions

  1. to shoot dead

Ancestry of “dootscheten”, step by step

dootscheten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German scheten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanschetento shoot
2Middle Low Germanschêten—
3Old Saxonskiotanto shoot
4Proto-West Germanicskeutanto shoot
5Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via Low German doot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germandootdead
2Middle Low Germandôt—
3Old Saxondōd—
4Proto-West Germanicdauddead
5Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeutan →