An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schüte
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| This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Schüte. | Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language |
Schüte, feminine, ‘barge, ferryboat,’ Modern High German only, derived, like Dutch schuit and English skute, from Old Icelandic skúta, feminine, ‘small swift boat.’ Allied to the root skū̆t, ‘to shoot’ (see schießen). With regard to Modern High German ü compare Büse.