Where does “Schneidefläche” come from?

Schneidefläche (German) comes from German schneiden, from Middle High German snīden, from Old High German snīdan, from Old English snīþan, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

Schneidefläche (German): cutting face

Definitions

  1. cutting face

Ancestry of “Schneidefläche”, step by step

Schneidefläche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schneiden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschneidento cut; to carve; to slice; to pare; to clip; to...
2Middle High Germansnīdento cut, to snithe
3Old High Germansnīdanto cut, to snithe
4Old Englishsnīþanto cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or...
5Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut

via German fläche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflächesurface
2Middle High Germanvleche
3Old High Germanflahflat, smooth
4Proto-West Germanic*flak
5Proto-Germanicflakazflat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥kehflat surface
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt-