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Where does “snīþa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “snīþa”, 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 “snīþa”

  • sniede
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →