Where does “Schneise” come from?

Schneise (German) comes from Middle High German sneise, from Old High German *sneisa, from Proto-West Germanic *snaisu, from Proto-Germanic *snaisō, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

Schneise (German): a path cut into a location; snare, sling, animal...

Definitions

  1. a path cut into a location; snare, sling, animal...

Ancestry of “Schneise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansneise—
2Old High German*sneisa—
3Proto-West Germanic*snaisu—
4Proto-Germanic*snaisōa cut-off twig
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut

Words derived from “Schneise”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *snaisō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *snaisu →