Where does “schneiden” come from?

schneiden (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

schneiden (Luxembourgish): to cut, to carve

Definitions

  1. to cut, to carve

Ancestry of “schneiden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansnīdento cut, to snithe
2Old High Germansnīdanto cut, to snithe
3Old Englishsnīþanto cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or...
4Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut

Words derived from “schneiden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Old English snīþan →