schieten

Middle Dutch

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to shoot, to move quickly in some direction
  • (transitive) to shoot, to propel quickly
  • (transitive) to shoot a target, to kill

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch skietan inherited from *skeutan inherited from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną (shoot) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- (rush, shoot, drive, fall upon, throw, propel, pursue, drive forth).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kewd-

Gloss

rush, shoot, drive, fall upon, throw, propel, pursue, drive forth

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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