Where does “CUT” come from?

CUT (English) comes from Middle English cutten, from Old Norse kytja, from Proto-Germanic kutjaną — to cut.

CUT (English): To incise, to cut into the surface of something

Definitions

  1. To incise, to cut into the surface of something

Ancestry of “CUT”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcutten—
2Old Norsekytjahovel, small cottage
3Proto-Germanickutjanąto cut

Words derived from “CUT”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kutjaną →