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Etymology of the English word shoot

the English word shoot
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *skeud-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *skeutanan

Derivations in English

crapshoot, offshoot, oreshoot, outshoot, undershoot, shootist, overshoot, shooter, shootout, skeet, shooting, shot

Derivations in other languages

French shoot, Portuguese chute, Portuguese chuto, Spanish chute, Spanish chut

Cognates

Dutch schieten, English scot, French écot, German schießen, Icelandic skjóta, Italian scotto, Portuguese escote, Provençal escot, Spanish escote, Swedish skjuta

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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