Where does “Scherenschnitte” come from?
Scherenschnitte (German) comes from German Scherenschnitt, 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.
Scherenschnitte (German): plural of Scherenschnitt
Definitions
- plural of Scherenschnitt
Ancestry of “Scherenschnitte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Scherenschnitt | a scissor- or shear-cut; the art of... |
| 2 | German | schere | inflection of scheren: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schære | — |
| 4 | Old High German | scāri | — |
| 5 | Old High German | scār | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skeran | to shear, to cut |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skeraną | to shear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |