Where does “Schnitz” come from?

Schnitz (German) comes from German schneiden, from Middle High German snīden, from Old High German snīdan, from Old English snīþan, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

Schnitz (German): piece, slice, segment

Definitions

  1. piece, slice, segment

Ancestry of “Schnitz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschneidento cut; to carve; to slice; to pare; to clip; to...
2Middle High Germansnīdento cut, to snithe
3Old High Germansnīdanto cut, to snithe
4Old Englishsnīþanto cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or...
5Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut

Words derived from “Schnitz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Old English snīþan →