Where does “schütze” come from?

schütze (Middle High German) comes from Old High German scuzzo, from Proto-Germanic skutjaną, from Proto-Germanic skuttą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

Ancestry of “schütze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscuzzo—
2Proto-Germanicskutjanąto bar, bolt
3Proto-Germanicskuttą—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

Words derived from “schütze”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuttą →Every word from Proto-Germanic skutjaną →
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