Where does “Querschnitt” come from?
Querschnitt (German) comes from German schnitt, from Middle High German snit, from Old High German snit, from Proto-West Germanic *snid, from Proto-Germanic *snidaz — a cut, slice, piece.
Querschnitt (German): profile; cross section
Definitions
- profile; cross section
Ancestry of “Querschnitt”, step by step
Querschnitt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schnitt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schnitt | first/third-person singular preterite of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | snit | — |
| 3 | Old High German | snit | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *snid | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *snidaz | a cut, slice, piece |
via German quer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | quer | crosswise, cross; crosswise, across |