Where does “*snaisu” come from?

*snaisu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic *snaisō, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

Ancestry of “*snaisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*snaisōa cut-off twig
2Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut

Words derived from “*snaisu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt-Every word from Proto-Germanic *snaisō