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Where does “snithan” come from?

snithan (Old Dutch) comes from Old English snīþan, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

Ancestry of “snithan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsnīþanto cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or...
2Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
3Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut

Words derived from “snithan”

  • snijden
  • bekkesnijden
  • bekkesnijder
  • insnijden
  • snijbiet
  • snijplank
  • sniden
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