Where does “scēotan” come from?

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

scēotan (Old English): to shoot, throw a missile

Definitions

  1. to shoot, throw a missile

Ancestry of “scēotan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →
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