Where does “Schnittmenge” come from?

Schnittmenge (German) comes from German menge, from Old High German managī, from Proto-Germanic managį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Schnittmenge (German): intersection

Definitions

  1. intersection

Ancestry of “Schnittmenge”, step by step

Schnittmenge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German menge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmengequantity
2Old High Germanmanagīquantity
3Proto-Germanicmanagį̄multitude, variety
4Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

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 -h₂
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