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Where does “skeutan” come from?

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

skeutan (Proto-West Germanic): to shoot

Definitions

  1. to shoot

Ancestry of “skeutan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skeutan”

  • volschieten
  • voorschieten
  • schietgraag
  • bijschieten
  • boogschieten
  • uitschieten
  • schietpartij
  • schietlood
  • uitschieter
  • schieten
  • opschieten
  • schietbout
  • schieten
  • doodskiet
  • skiet
  • skietan
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