Where does “schnitzely” come from?
schnitzely (English) comes from English schnitzel, from German Schnitzel, from German Schnitz, from German schneiden, from Middle High German snīden, from Old High German snīdan, from Old English snīþan, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną — to cut.
schnitzely (English): Resembling or characteristic of schnitzel
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of schnitzel
Ancestry of “schnitzely”, step by step
schnitzely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English schnitzel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | schnitzel | A dish consisting of fried veal cutlet; A... |
| 2 | German | Schnitzel | scrap; cutlet |
| 3 | German | Schnitz | piece, slice, segment |
| 4 | German | schneiden | to cut; to carve; to slice; to pare; to clip; to... |
| 5 | Middle High German | snīden | to cut, to snithe |
| 6 | Old High German | snīdan | to cut, to snithe |
| 7 | Old English | snīþan | to cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | snīþaną | to cut |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sneyt- | to cut |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |