Where does “snittning” come from?

snittning (Swedish) comes from Swedish snitta, from Swedish snitt, 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.

snittning (Swedish): cutting the act of making an incision

Definitions

  1. cutting the act of making an incision

Ancestry of “snittning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnittato slice, to make an incision
2Swedishsnitta cut; an average; face, section, cut
3Germanschnittfirst/third-person singular preterite of...
4Middle High Germansnit—
5Old High Germansnit—
6Proto-West Germanic*snid—
7Proto-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 →