schieten

From Proto-Germanic *skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd-.

schieten

1. to shoot (an arrow)
   • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:

     Schieten. Mittere sagittam.

From Middle Dutch schieten, from Old Dutch skietan, from Proto-West Germanic *skeutan, from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd-.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxitə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: schie‧ten
• Rhymes: -itən

schieten

1. (intransitive) to shoot, fire

   De soldaat begon te schieten toen hij de vijand zag. ― The soldier began to shoot when he saw the enemy.

2. (transitive) to shoot, to kill (especially game)

   Synonym: doodschieten

   De jager schoot een hert tijdens het jachtseizoen. ― The hunter shot a deer during hunting season.

3. (intransitive) to rush, to move quickly

   Hij schoot door de gang om de trein te halen. ― He rushed through the corridor to catch the train.

4. (intransitive) to kick (a ball in ball games, especially soccer)

   De voetballer schoot de bal in het doel. ― The soccer player kicked the ball into the goal.

• Afrikaans: skiet
• Berbice Creole Dutch: skiti
• Jersey Dutch: sxjite
• Negerhollands: skud, skit, skiet
• → Indonesian: sekip
• → Papiamentu: skit

• etnische

From Old Dutch skietan, from Proto-West Germanic *skeutan, from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd-.

schieten

1. (intransitive) to shoot, to move quickly in some direction
2. (transitive) to shoot, to propel quickly
3. (transitive) to shoot (a target), to kill

• Dutch: schieten
  • Afrikaans: skiet
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: skiti
  • Jersey Dutch: sxjite
  • Negerhollands: skud, skit, skiet
  • → Indonesian: sekip
  • → Papiamentu: skit
• Limburgish: sjete

• “schieten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “schieten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN