Where does “Schnittknoblauch” come from?
Schnittknoblauch (German) comes from German schnitt, from Middle High German snit, from Old High German snit, from Proto-West Germanic *snid, from Proto-Germanic *snidaz — a cut, slice, piece.
Schnittknoblauch (German): garlic chive
Definitions
- garlic chive
Ancestry of “Schnittknoblauch”, step by step
Schnittknoblauch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schnitt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schnitt | first/third-person singular preterite of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | snit | — |
| 3 | Old High German | snit | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *snid | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *snidaz | a cut, slice, piece |
via German Knoblauch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Knoblauch | garlic |
| 2 | Middle High German | knobelouch | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | klobelouch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | chlobalouh | — |