Where does “snes” come from?

snes (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sneis, from Proto-Germanic *snaisō, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

snes (Norwegian Bokmål): A score (number), 20

Definitions

  1. A score (number), 20

Ancestry of “snes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesneisstick
2Proto-Germanic*snaisōa cut-off twig
3Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *snaisō →Every word from Old Norse sneis →