Where does “sneath” come from?

sneath (English) comes from Icelandic sneið, from Icelandic sníða, from Old Norse sníða, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

sneath (English): Alternative spelling of snath

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of snath

Ancestry of “sneath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsneiðslice; a piece that has been cut off something;...
2Icelandicsníðato shape, to form; to cut
3Old Norsesníða—
4Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Old Norse sníða →