Where does “typsnitt” come from?
typsnitt (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.
typsnitt (Swedish): a typeface, a font
Definitions
- a typeface, a font
Ancestry of “typsnitt”, step by step
typsnitt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish snitt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | snitt | a cut; an average; face, section, cut |
| 2 | German | schnitt | first/third-person singular preterite of... |
| 3 | Middle High German | snit | — |
| 4 | Old High German | snit | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *snid | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *snidaz | a cut, slice, piece |
via Swedish typ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | typ | type; jerk, disagreeable person; like; be like:... |
| 2 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |