Where does “Schnitt” come from?

Schnitt (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German snit, from Old High German snit, from Proto-West Germanic *snid, from Proto-Germanic *snidaz — a cut, slice, piece.

Schnitt (Hunsrik): cut

Definitions

  1. cut

Ancestry of “Schnitt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansnit—
2Old High Germansnit—
3Proto-West Germanic*snid—
4Proto-Germanic*snidaza cut, slice, piece
Every word from Proto-Germanic *snidaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *snid →Every word from Old High German snit →
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