Where does “zweischneidig” come from?
zweischneidig (German) comes from German schneide, from German schneiden, 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.
zweischneidig (German): double-edged, two-edged
Definitions
- double-edged, two-edged
Ancestry of “zweischneidig”, step by step
zweischneidig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schneide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schneide | inflection of schneiden: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | German | schneiden | to cut; to carve; to slice; to pare; to clip; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | snīden | to cut, to snithe |
| 4 | Old High German | snīdan | to cut, to snithe |
| 5 | Old English | snīþan | to cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | snīþaną | to cut |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sneyt- | to cut |