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.
Ancestry of “scheten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | sċēotan | to shoot |
| 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 |