Where does “sniden” come from?
sniden (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon snithan, from Old English snīþan, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.
sniden (Middle Low German): to cut; to cut off, to sever, to sunder; to cut...
Definitions
- to cut; to cut off, to sever, to sunder; to cut...
Ancestry of “sniden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | snithan | to cut |
| 2 | Old English | snīþan | to cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | snīþaną | to cut |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sneyt- | to cut |