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Where does “snitz” come from?

snitz (English) comes from German schnitzen, from Middle High German snitzen, from Proto-Germanic snittōną, from Proto-Germanic snitnéh₂-.

snitz (English): To slice

Definitions

  1. To slice

Ancestry of “snitz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschnitzento carve
2Middle High Germansnitzento cut into small pieces
3Proto-Germanicsnittōnąto cut
4Proto-Germanicsnitnéh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic snitnéh₂- →