Where does “dödsskjutning” come from?

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

dödsskjutning (Swedish): a fatal shooting

Definitions

  1. a fatal shooting

Ancestry of “dödsskjutning”, step by step

dödsskjutning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skjutning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskjutningshooting
2Swedishskjutato shoot; to fire; to kick a ball or similar; or...
3Old Swedishskiutato shoot
4Old Norseskjótato shoot
5Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

via Swedish död

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdöddead; death
2Old Swedishdøþerdead
3Old Norsedauðrdead
4Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Old Norse skjóta →