Where does “シュニッツェル” come from?
シュニッツェル (Japanese) comes from German Schnitzel, from German Schnitz, 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.
シュニッツェル (Japanese): a schnitzel, a fried veal cutlet
Definitions
- a schnitzel, a fried veal cutlet
Ancestry of “シュニッツェル”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Schnitzel | scrap; cutlet |
| 2 | German | Schnitz | piece, slice, segment |
| 3 | German | schneiden | to cut; to carve; to slice; to pare; to clip; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | snīden | — |
| 5 | Old High German | snīdan | — |
| 6 | Old English | snīþan | to cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | snīþaną | to cut |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sneyt- | to cut |