Where does “snið” come from?
snið (Faroese) comes from Old Norse snið, from Proto-Germanic snidą, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.
snið (Faroese): form, look; cut, fashion; style, design
Definitions
- form, look; cut, fashion; style, design
Ancestry of “snið”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | snið | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | snidą | a cutting, slice |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snīþaną | to cut |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sneyt- | to cut |