Where does “skiotan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “skiotan”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	skeutaną	to shoot
2	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kewd-	to advance, push; to drive, propel

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