Where does “snyder” come from?
snyder (Danish) comes from Danish snyde, 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.
snyder (Danish): cheat, cheater; present of snydi
Definitions
- cheat, cheater; present of snydi
Ancestry of “snyder”, step by step
snyder traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish snyde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | snyde | to cheat; in the expression snyde næse |
| 2 | Old Norse | snýta | to blow one's nose; to blow the nose |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snūtijaną | to blow one's nose |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch snijden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | snijden | to cut; to cut off |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sniden | to cut; to cut short; to divide |
| 3 | Old Dutch | snīthan | to cut |
| 4 | Old English | snīþan | to cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snīþaną | to cut |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sneyt- | to cut |
via Danish er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | er | present of være; are |