skjuta

Swedish

/²ɧʉːta/

verb-irr
Definitions
  • to shoot; to fire
  • (sports) to kick a ball or similar; or to hit it with a stick, in order to attempt to score a goal in a sport such as soccer, football, hockey or similar.
  • to push on an object in order to move it; to shove
  • to protrude, to extend (like a shoot)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse skjóta (shoot) 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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