Where does “Schneid” come from?
Schneid (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German snīde, 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.
Schneid (Luxembourgish): blade, sharp edge
Ancestry of “Schneid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | snīde | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | snīden | — |
| 3 | Old High German | snīdan | — |
| 4 | Old English | snīþan | to cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snīþaną | to cut |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sneyt- | to cut |