Where does “schit” come from?

schit (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian skiata, from Proto-West Germanic skeutan, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

schit (North Frisian): shit

Definitions

  1. shit

Ancestry of “schit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianskiatato shoot
2Proto-West Germanicskeutanto shoot
3Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeutan →