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
Ancestry of “dootscheten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Low German | scheten | to shoot |
| 2 | Middle Low German | schêten | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | skiotan | 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 |