Where does “schnegge” come from?

schnegge (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German snīdan, from Old English snīþan, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

schnegge (Central Franconian): to cut

Definitions

  1. to cut

Ancestry of “schnegge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansnīdanto cut, to snithe
2Old Englishsnīþanto cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or...
3Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Old English snīþan →