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Where does “sniden” come from?

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

sniden (Middle Dutch): to cut; to cut short; to divide

Definitions

  1. to cut; to cut short; to divide

Ancestry of “sniden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsnīthan—
2Old Englishsnīþanto cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or...
3Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut

Words derived from “sniden”

  • snijden
  • bekkesnijden
  • bekkesnijder
  • insnijden
  • snijbiet
  • snijplank
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