Where does “skeyti” come from?

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

skeyti (Old Norse): shaft, missile

Definitions

  1. shaft, missile

Ancestry of “skeyti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skeyti”

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