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English word shoot comes from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd-, and later Proto-Germanic *skeutaną (To shoot.)

*(s)kewd- (Proto-Indo-European)

*skeutaną (Proto-Germanic)

To shoot.

scēotan (Old English)

sceotan (Old English)

(intransitive) to move quickly, flow, rush, shoot (of pain). (transitive) to push, move quickly, pay (money). (transitive) to shoot, throw a missile.

shoten (Middle English)

shoot (English)

(mining) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.. (professional wrestling, slang) An event that is unscripted or legitimate.. (weaving) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.. A hunt or shooting competition.. A photography session.. A rush of water; a rapid.. A shoat; a young pig.. An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which [...]

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