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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

  1. plural of Scherenschnitt

Ancestry of “Scherenschnitte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanScherenschnitta scissor- or shear-cut; the art of...
2Germanschereinflection of scheren: ## first-person singular...
3Middle High Germanschære—
4Old High Germanscāri—
5Old High Germanscār—
6Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
7Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “Scherenschnitte”

  • scherenschnitte
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