Where does “sneið” come from?

sneið (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sníða, from Old Norse sníða, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

sneið (Icelandic): slice; a piece that has been cut off something;...

Definitions

  1. slice; a piece that has been cut off something;...

Ancestry of “sneið”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsníðato shape, to form; to cut
2Old Norsesníða—
3Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut

Words derived from “sneið”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Old Norse sníða →