Where does “intercut” come from?

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

intercut (English): To intersect; To alternate between scenes from...

Definitions

  1. To intersect; To alternate between scenes from...

Ancestry of “intercut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCUTTo incise, to cut into the surface of something
2Middle Englishcutten—
3Old Norsekytjahovel, small cottage
4Proto-Germanickutjanąto cut
Every word from Proto-Germanic kutjaną →Every word from Old Norse kytja →Every word from Middle English cutten →