Where does “schütten” come from?

schütten (Low German) comes from Middle Low German schütten, from Old Saxon skuttian, from Proto-Germanic skutjaną, from Proto-Germanic skuttą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

schütten (Low German): to shut in; to stow, dam up

Definitions

  1. to shut in; to stow, dam up

Ancestry of “schütten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschütten—
2Old Saxonskuttian—
3Proto-Germanicskutjanąto bar, bolt
4Proto-Germanicskuttą—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuttą →Every word from Proto-Germanic skutjaną →