Where does “snyde” come from?

snyde (Danish) comes from Old Norse snýta, from Proto-Germanic snūtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

snyde (Danish): to cheat; in the expression snyde næse

Definitions

  1. to cheat; in the expression snyde næse

Ancestry of “snyde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnýtato blow one's nose; to blow the nose
2Proto-Germanicsnūtijanąto blow one's nose
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “snyde”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →