Where does “sneis” come from?

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

sneis (Norwegian Nynorsk): a stick, needle

Definitions

  1. a stick, needle

Ancestry of “sneis”, 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 →