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Where does “Schnitzer” come from?

Schnitzer (German) comes from German schnitzen, from Middle High German snitzen, from Proto-Germanic snittōną, from Proto-Germanic snitnéh₂-.

Schnitzer (German): carver; blunder

Definitions

  1. carver; blunder

Ancestry of “Schnitzer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschnitzento carve
2Middle High Germansnitzento cut into small pieces
3Proto-Germanicsnittōnąto cut
4Proto-Germanicsnitnéh₂-—

Words derived from “Schnitzer”

  • snycerz
Every word from Proto-Germanic snitnéh₂- →