Where does “schieten” come from?
schieten (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skietan, from Proto-West Germanic skeutan, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.
schieten (Middle Dutch): to shoot, to move quickly in some direction; to...
Definitions
- to shoot, to move quickly in some direction; to...
Ancestry of “schieten”, step by step
schieten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch skietan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | skietan | to shoot; to shoot at |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | skeutan | to shoot |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skeutaną | to shoot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |
via Old Dutch skiotan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | skiotan | — |