Where does “scheten” come from?

scheten (Low German) comes 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.

scheten (Low German): to shoot

Definitions

  1. to shoot

Ancestry of “scheten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “scheten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeutan →