Where does “Schneidemesser” come from?
Schneidemesser (German) comes from German messer, from German messen, from Middle High German mëȥȥen, from Old High German mëȥȥen, from Proto-Germanic *metan, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
Schneidemesser (German): any kind of knife
Definitions
- any kind of knife
Ancestry of “Schneidemesser”, step by step
Schneidemesser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German messer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | messer | knife |
| 2 | German | messen | to measure; to compete; to measure; to be a given... |
| 3 | Middle High German | mëȥȥen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mëȥȥen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *metan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | metaną | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
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 |