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)

   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