Where does “šnit” come from?

šnit (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Schnitt, from Middle High German snit, from Old High German snit, from Proto-West Germanic *snid, from Proto-Germanic *snidaz — a cut, slice, piece.

šnit (Serbo-Croatian): pattern

Definitions

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Ancestry of “šnit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchnittcut
2Middle High Germansnit—
3Old High Germansnit—
4Proto-West Germanic*snid—
5Proto-Germanic*snidaza cut, slice, piece
Every word from Proto-Germanic *snidaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *snid →Every word from Old High German snit →