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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |