Where does “sneie” come from?

sneie (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sneiða, from Proto-Germanic snaidijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

sneie (Norwegian Bokmål): to cut or slice on the slant; to cut across, walk...

Definitions

  1. to cut or slice on the slant; to cut across, walk...

Ancestry of “sneie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesneiða—
2Proto-Germanicsnaidijanąto cause to cut; to cut, slice
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →