Where does “snit” come from?

snit (Middle High German) comes from Old High German snit, from Proto-West Germanic *snid, from Proto-Germanic *snidaz — a cut, slice, piece.

Ancestry of “snit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansnit—
2Proto-West Germanic*snid—
3Proto-Germanic*snidaza cut, slice, piece

Words derived from “snit”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *snidaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *snid →Every word from Old High German snit →