Where does “snieje” come from?

snieje (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch sniden, from Old Dutch snīthan, from Old English snīþan, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

snieje (Limburgish): to cut

Definitions

  1. to cut

Ancestry of “snieje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsnidento cut; to cut short; to divide
2Old Dutchsnīthanto cut
3Old Englishsnīþanto cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or...
4Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Old English snīþan →