Where does “Grimassen schneiden” come from?
Grimassen schneiden (German) comes from German grimasse, from French grimace, from Middle French grimace, from Old French grimace, from Old French grime, from Frankish grīma, from Proto-Germanic grīmô, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Grimassen schneiden (German): to grimace, to pull faces
Definitions
- to grimace, to pull faces
Ancestry of “Grimassen schneiden”, step by step
Grimassen schneiden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German grimasse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | grimasse | grimace, gurn |
| 2 | French | grimace | grimace; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Middle French | grimace | — |
| 4 | Old French | grimace | — |
| 5 | Old French | grime | mask |
| 6 | Frankish | grīma | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | grīmô | mask; visor; helmet |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via German schneiden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schneiden | to cut; to carve; to slice; to pare; to clip; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | snīden | to cut, to snithe |
| 3 | Old High German | snīdan | to cut, to snithe |
| 4 | Old English | snīþan | to cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snīþaną | to cut |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sneyt- | to cut |