Where does “שנײַדער” come from?

שנײַדער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שנײַדן, from Old High German snīdan, from Old English snīþan, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

שנײַדער (Yiddish): tailor

Definitions

  1. tailor

Ancestry of “שנײַדער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשנײַדןto cut
2Old High Germansnīdanto cut, to snithe
3Old Englishsnīþanto cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or...
4Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut

Words derived from “שנײַדער”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Old English snīþan →