Where does “snide” come from?

Snide derives from Old English snīþan, meaning to cut or prune, traced through Proto-Indo-European sneyt- with the same sense of cutting.

snide (English): Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way;...

Definitions

  1. Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way;...

Ancestry of “snide”, step by step

snide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English snithe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnitheTo cut; to make an incision; to cut off; to lance...
2Middle Englishsnithento cut
3Old Englishsnīþanto cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or...
4Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut

via Old Norse sníða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesníða—

Words derived from “snide”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Old English snīþan →