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Where does “snaidijaną” come from?

snaidijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

snaidijaną (Proto-Germanic): to cause to cut; to cut, slice

Definitions

  1. to cause to cut; to cut, slice

Ancestry of “snaidijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
2Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
4Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “snaidijaną”

  • snath
  • snathe
  • snead
  • sneie
  • sneden
  • snæden
  • snǣdan
  • sneiða
  • sneiða
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