Where does “шица” come from?

шица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German schütze, from Middle High German schütze, from Old High German scuzzo, from Proto-Germanic skutjaną, from Proto-Germanic skuttą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

шица (Serbo-Croatian): basketball, hoops; gun, rifle

Definitions

  1. basketball, hoops; gun, rifle

Ancestry of “шица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschützeinflection of schützen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanschütze—
3Old High Germanscuzzo—
4Proto-Germanicskutjanąto bar, bolt
5Proto-Germanicskuttą—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuttą →Every word from Proto-Germanic skutjaną →