Where does “Scherenschnitt” come from?

Scherenschnitt (German) comes from German schere, from Middle High German schære, from Old High German scāri, from Old High German scār, from Proto-West Germanic skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Scherenschnitt (German): a scissor- or shear-cut; the art of...

Definitions

  1. a scissor- or shear-cut; the art of...

Ancestry of “Scherenschnitt”, step by step

Scherenschnitt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschereinflection of scheren: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanschære
3Old High Germanscāri
4Old High Germanscār
5Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
6Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via German schnitt

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

Words derived from “Scherenschnitt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-
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