Where does “Schneidwerkzeug” come from?
Schneidwerkzeug (German) comes from German Werkzeug, from German Werk, from Middle High German werch, from Old High German werc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
Schneidwerkzeug (German): cutter; edged / cutting tool
Definitions
- cutter; edged / cutting tool
Ancestry of “Schneidwerkzeug”, step by step
Schneidwerkzeug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Werkzeug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Werkzeug | tool; tools |
| 2 | German | Werk | work, achievement; work, piece; factory, plant,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | werch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | werc | work |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via German schneide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schneide | inflection of schneiden: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | German | schneiden | to cut; to carve; to slice; to pare; to clip; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | snīden | to cut, to snithe |
| 4 | Old High German | snīdan | to cut, to snithe |
| 5 | Old English | snīþan | to cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | snīþaną | to cut |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sneyt- | to cut |