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

  1. form, look; cut, fashion; style, design

Ancestry of “snið”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesnið—
2Proto-Germanicsnidąa cutting, slice
3Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic snidą →