Where does “Holzschnitzel” come from?
Holzschnitzel (German) comes from German Schnitzel, from German Schnitz, from German schneiden, from Middle High German snīden, from Old High German snīdan, from Old English snīþan, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.
Holzschnitzel (German): woodchip
Definitions
- woodchip
Ancestry of “Holzschnitzel”, step by step
Holzschnitzel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schnitzel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schnitzel | scrap; cutlet |
| 2 | German | Schnitz | piece, slice, segment |
| 3 | German | schneiden | to cut; to carve; to slice; to pare; to clip; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | snīden | to cut, to snithe |
| 5 | Old High German | snīdan | to cut, to snithe |
| 6 | Old English | snīþan | to cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | snīþaną | to cut |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sneyt- | to cut |