Where does “Schneidbrett” come from?
Schneidbrett (German) comes from German brett, from Middle High German bret, from Old High German bret, from Proto-West Germanic *bred, from Proto-Germanic bredą, from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
Schneidbrett (German): chopping board, cutting board
Definitions
- chopping board, cutting board
Ancestry of “Schneidbrett”, step by step
Schneidbrett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German brett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | brett | board, plank |
| 2 | Middle High German | bret | a board, a plank |
| 3 | Old High German | bret | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *bred | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bredą | board, plank, shelf |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bʰredʰóm | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer-dʰ- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via German schneiden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schneiden | to cut; to carve; to slice; to pare; to clip; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | snīden | to cut, to snithe |
| 3 | Old High German | snīdan | to cut, to snithe |
| 4 | Old English | snīþan | to cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snīþaną | to cut |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sneyt- | to cut |