Where does “scheten” come from?

scheten (Middle English) comes from Old English sċēotan, from Proto-West Germanic skeutan, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

scheten (Middle English): To dart, fly, or rush; to move quickly

Definitions

  1. To dart, fly, or rush; to move quickly

Ancestry of “scheten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċēotanto shoot
2Proto-West Germanicskeutanto shoot
3Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
4Proto-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 →
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