Where does “Schnittstelle” come from?

Schnittstelle (German) comes from German Stelle, from German Stellen, from Middle High German stellen, from Old High German stellen, from Proto-West Germanic stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

Schnittstelle (German): interface

Definitions

  1. interface

Ancestry of “Schnittstelle”, step by step

Schnittstelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStelleplace, stead, location, position, lieu; position...
2GermanStellengerund of stellen; plural of Stelle
3Middle High Germanstellento put, to place
4Old High Germanstellen
5Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

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

Words derived from “Schnittstelle

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljanEvery word from Old High German stellen