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
- a scissor- or shear-cut; the art of...
Ancestry of “Scherenschnitt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | schere | inflection of scheren:
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| 2 | Middle High German | schære | — |
| 3 | Old High German | scāri | — |
| 4 | Old High German | scār | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skeran | to shear, to cut |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skeraną | to shear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
Words derived from “Scherenschnitt”