Where does “teckensnitt” come from?

teckensnitt (Swedish) comes 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.

teckensnitt (Swedish): a font

Definitions

  1. a font

Ancestry of “teckensnitt”, step by step

teckensnitt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish snitt

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

via Swedish tecken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishteckenA visible indication; a sign; A meaningful...
2Old Norseteikn—
3Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Germanic *snidaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *snid →Every word from Old High German snit →
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