Where does “snips” come from?

Snips comes from Dutch snippen, meaning to cut or snip with scissors.

snips (English): plural of snip; shears; hand tools used to cut...

Definitions

  1. plural of snip; shears; hand tools used to cut...

Ancestry of “snips”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnipTo cut with short sharp actions, as with...
2Dutchsnippenplural of snip; to snip; shred; to chop

Words derived from “snips”

Every word from Dutch snippen →Every word from English snip →