Where does “Schnittfläche” come from?

Schnittfläche (German) comes from German fläche, from Middle High German vleche, from Old High German flah, from Proto-West Germanic *flak, from Proto-Germanic flakaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥keh — flat surface.

Schnittfläche (German): intersection; interface

Definitions

  1. intersection; interface

Ancestry of “Schnittfläche”, step by step

Schnittfläche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fläche

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

via German schnitt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschnittfirst/third-person singular preterite of...
2Middle High Germansnit—
3Old High Germansnit—
4Proto-West Germanic*snid—
5Proto-Germanic*snidaza cut, slice, piece
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥keh →Every word from Proto-Germanic flakaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *flak →
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