Where does “schniere” come from?

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

schniere (Central Franconian): to cut

Definitions

  1. to cut

Ancestry of “schniere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansnīdento cut, to snithe
2Old High Germansnīdanto cut, to snithe
3Old Englishsnīþanto cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or...
4Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Old English snīþan →