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Where does “snathe” come from?

snathe (English) comes from Old English snǣdan, from Proto-Germanic snaidijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

snathe (English): To lop; to prune; Alternative form of snath

Definitions

  1. To lop; to prune; Alternative form of snath

Ancestry of “snathe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsnǣdanto cut; feed; to cut into slices; to cut, prune
2Proto-Germanicsnaidijanąto cause to cut; to cut, slice
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
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