Where does “schnitzen” come from?
schnitzen (German) comes from Middle High German snitzen, from Proto-Germanic snittōną, from Proto-Germanic snitnéh₂-.
schnitzen (German): to carve
Ancestry of “schnitzen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | snitzen | to cut into small pieces |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | snittōną | to cut |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snitnéh₂- | — |
Words derived from “schnitzen”