Where does “שנײַדערקע” come from?

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

שנײַדערקע (Yiddish): tailoress, female tailor

Definitions

  1. tailoress, female tailor

Ancestry of “שנײַדערקע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשנײַדערtailor
2Yiddishשנײַדןto cut
3Old High Germansnīdanto cut, to snithe
4Old Englishsnīþanto cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or...
5Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
6Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Old English snīþan →