schieten

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈsxitə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to shoot, fire
  • (transitive) to shoot, to kill especially game
  • (intransitive) to rush, to move quickly
  • (intransitive) to kick (a ball in ball games, especially soccer)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch schieten inherited from Old Dutch skietan 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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