Where does “Querschnittsstudie” come from?

Querschnittsstudie (German) comes from German Querschnitt, 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.

Ancestry of “Querschnittsstudie”, step by step

Querschnittsstudie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Querschnitt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanQuerschnittprofile; cross section
2Germanschnittfirst/third-person singular preterite of...
3Middle High Germansnit—
4Old High Germansnit—
5Proto-West Germanic*snid—
6Proto-Germanic*snidaza cut, slice, piece

via German Studie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStudiestudy
2Latinstudiumstudy; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancy
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud
Every word from Proto-Germanic *snidaz →