Where does “scherenschnitte” come from?
scherenschnitte (English) comes from German Scherenschnitte, from German Scherenschnitt, from German schere, from Middle High German schære, from Old High German scāri, from Old High German scār, from Proto-West Germanic skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną — to caw, crow.
scherenschnitte (English): An art of papercutting, cutting continuous paper...
Definitions
- An art of papercutting, cutting continuous paper...
Ancestry of “scherenschnitte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Scherenschnitte | plural of Scherenschnitt |
| 2 | German | Scherenschnitt | a scissor- or shear-cut; the art of... |
| 3 | German | schere | inflection of scheren: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | schære | — |
| 5 | Old High German | scāri | — |
| 6 | Old High German | scār | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | skeran | to shear, to cut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skeraną | to shear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |