Where does “skyte” come from?

skyte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

skyte (Norwegian Bokmål): to shoot

Definitions

  1. to shoot

Ancestry of “skyte”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skyte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Old Norse skjóta →