Where does “snið” come from?

snið (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic snidą, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

Ancestry of “snið”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsnidąa cutting, slice
2Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
3Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut

Words derived from “snið”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic snidą →