Friedrich Kluge2509866An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — Schüte1891John Francis Davis
Schüte, f., ‘barge, ferryboat,’ ModHG. only, derived, like Du. schuit and E. skute, from OIc. skúta, f., ‘small swift boat.’ Allied to the root skū̆t, ‘to shoot’ (see schießen). With regard to ModHG. ü comp. Büse.