Where does “Schoss” come from?

Schoss (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German scuz, from Proto-Germanic skutiz, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

Schoss (Luxembourgish): shot

Definitions

  1. shot

Ancestry of “Schoss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscuz—
2Proto-Germanicskutizshooting, shot
3Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
4Proto-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 Proto-Germanic skutiz →