Where does “schneiden” come from?

schneiden (German) comes 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.

schneiden (German): to cut; to carve; to slice; to pare; to clip; to...

Definitions

  1. to cut; to carve; to slice; to pare; to clip; to...

Ancestry of “schneiden”, step by step

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

Words derived from “schneiden”

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