Where does “bueskyting” come from?

bueskyting (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skyting, from Norwegian Bokmål skyte, from Danish skyde, from Old Danish skiutæ, from Old Norse skjóta, from Proto-Germanic skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

bueskyting (Norwegian Bokmål): archery

Definitions

  1. archery

Ancestry of “bueskyting”, step by step

bueskyting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål skyting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskytingshooting
2Norwegian Bokmålskyteto shoot
3Danishskydeto shoot; to push, to shove
4Old Danishskiutæ—
5Old Norseskjótato shoot
6Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via Norwegian Bokmål bue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbuea bow; an arch; an arc
2Danishbuebow; curve, arc; arch, vault
3Old Norsebogibow
4Proto-Germanicbugôbow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Old Norse skjóta →