Where does “şnitzel” come from?
şnitzel (Turkish) comes from German Schnitzel, from German Schnitz, from German schneiden, from Middle High German snīden, from Old High German snīdan, from Old English snīþan, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.
şnitzel (Turkish): schnitzel (Germanic dish)
Definitions
- schnitzel (Germanic dish)
Ancestry of “şnitzel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schnitzel | scrap; cutlet |
| 2 | German | Schnitz | piece, slice, segment |
| 3 | German | schneiden | to cut; to carve; to slice; to pare; to clip; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | snīden | to cut, to snithe |
| 5 | Old High German | snīdan | to cut, to snithe |
| 6 | Old English | snīþan | to cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | snīþaną | to cut |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sneyt- | to cut |