Where does “snithan” come from?

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

snithan (Old Saxon): to cut

Definitions

  1. 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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Old English snīþan →
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