Shoot
/ʃuːt/noun
To propel something suddenly and forcefully, or to fire a projectile from a weapon.
Did you know?The same ancient Germanic root behind *shoot* also gave English *shot* and *scout*, showing how early Indo-European languages linked sudden movement with throwing and sending out.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*skeutaną
“to shoot, throw, dart”
Old English
OE
scēotan
“to shoot, hurl, project”
Middle English
ME
shooten
“to shoot, discharge a missile”
Early Modern English
English
shoot
“to fire a gun or other projectile weapon”
Modern English
English
shoot
“to propel, fire, or emit suddenly”