Where does “snijden” come from?
snijden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sniden, from Old Dutch snīthan, from Old English snīþan, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.
snijden (Dutch): to cut; to cut off
Ancestry of “snijden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | sniden | to cut; to cut short; to divide |
| 2 | Old Dutch | snīthan | — |
| 3 | Old English | snīþan | to cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snīþaną | to cut |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sneyt- | to cut |
Words derived from “snijden”