Where does “skjóta” come from?

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

skjóta (Old Norse): to shoot

Definitions

  1. to shoot

Ancestry of “skjóta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skjóta”

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