schützen

Meaning

  1. (transitive, weak) to defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard
  2. (transitive, weak) to cover
  3. (reflexive, weak) to protect oneself

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃʏ.t͡sn̩/
Etymology

In summary

From late Middle High German schützen (“to protect”, literally “to dam up, contain”), either from the root of schießen (“to shoot (advance a barrier)”) or schütten (“to pour [pile up a protective wall]”). Cognate with English shut.

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