Where does “snōthi” come from?
snōthi (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic snauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European ksnew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Ancestry of “snōthi”, step by step
snōthi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic snauþuz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | snauþuz | bald, shaved, naked; poor, weak |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ksnew- | to scrape, sharpen |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |
via Proto-Germanic snauþijaz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | snauþijaz | — |