Where does “skjuta upp” come from?

skjuta upp (Swedish) comes from Swedish upp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

skjuta upp (Swedish): to postpone, to defer

Definitions

  1. to postpone, to defer

Ancestry of “skjuta upp”, step by step

skjuta upp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish upp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishuppup
2Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
3Old Swedishløpato run
4Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

via Swedish skjuta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskjutato shoot; to fire; to kick a ball or similar; or...
2Old Swedishskiutato shoot
3Old Norseskjótato shoot
4Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Old Norse hlaupa →