Where does “skietan” come from?

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

skietan (Old Dutch): to shoot; to shoot at

Definitions

  1. to shoot; to shoot at

Ancestry of “skietan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skietan”

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