Where does “Topfschnitt” come from?

Topfschnitt (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.

Topfschnitt (German): bowl cut

Definitions

  1. bowl cut

Ancestry of “Topfschnitt”, step by step

Topfschnitt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German topf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantopfpot flat-bottomed, open-topped vessel, especially for cooking food
2Middle High Germantopf—
3Old High Germantopfspinning top
4Proto-Germanicduppazhollow, bowl
5Proto-Indo-European*dʰewb-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *snidaz →