Where does “snikka” come from?

snikka (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse sniðka, from Old Norse sníða, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

Ancestry of “snikka”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	sniðka	—
2	Old Norse	sníða	—
3	Proto-Germanic	snīþaną	to cut
4	Proto-Indo-European	sneyt-	to cut

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