Where does “snit” come from?

snit (English) comes from German schnitt, from Middle High German snit, from Old High German snit, from Proto-West Germanic *snid, from Proto-Germanic *snidaz — a cut, slice, piece.

snit (English): A temper; a lack of patience; a bad mood; A U.S....

Definitions

  1. A temper; a lack of patience; a bad mood; A U.S....

Ancestry of “snit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschnittfirst/third-person singular preterite of...
2Middle High Germansnit—
3Old High Germansnit—
4Proto-West Germanic*snid—
5Proto-Germanic*snidaza cut, slice, piece

Words derived from “snit”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *snidaz →