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Where does “skeutaną” come from?

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

skeutaną (Proto-Germanic): to shoot

Definitions

  1. to shoot

Ancestry of “skeutaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skeutaną”

  • shoot
  • shooting
  • offshoot
  • scooter
  • overshoot
  • troubleshoot
  • scoot
  • scud
  • skeet
  • undershoot
  • sharpshooting
  • crapshoot
  • reshoot
  • outshoot
  • shooteth
  • trapshooting
  • shootist
  • shootable
  • photoshoot
  • wingshooting
  • shootee
  • upshoot
  • inshoot
  • schuss
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