Where does “schieȥen” come from?

schieȥen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German skioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic skeutan, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

schieȥen (Middle High German): (of the target or of the projectile) to shoot

Definitions

  1. (of the target or of the projectile) to shoot

Ancestry of “schieȥen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanskioȥanto shoot
2Proto-West Germanicskeutanto shoot
3Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

Words derived from “schieȥen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeutan →