Where does “tjuvskjuta” come from?

tjuvskjuta (Swedish) comes 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.

tjuvskjuta (Swedish): to poach (hunt illegally)

Definitions

  1. to poach (hunt illegally)

Ancestry of “tjuvskjuta”, step by step

tjuvskjuta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Swedish tjuv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtjuvthief
2Old Swedishþiuverthief
3Old Norseþjófrthief
4Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeutaną →Every word from Old Norse skjóta →