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

Definitions

  1. to carve

Ancestry of “schnitzen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “schnitzen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic snitnéh₂- →