Where does “skjuta” come from?

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

skjuta (Swedish): to shoot; to fire; to kick a ball or similar; or...

Definitions

  1. to shoot; to fire; to kick a ball or similar; or...

Ancestry of “skjuta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishskiutato shoot
2Old Norseskjótato shoot
3Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

Words derived from “skjuta

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd-Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutanąEvery word from Old Norse skjóta
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