sniþan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to cut, make an incision in
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *snīþaną (cut) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sneyt- (cut).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sneyt-
Gloss
cut
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- schneiden German
- *sneit- Proto-Indo-European
- *sneyt- Proto-Indo-European
- *snaidijaną Proto-Germanic
- *snīþaną Proto-Germanic
- snida Swedish
- snīþan Old English
- sníða Old Norse
- sníða Icelandic
- snīdan Old High German
- snīden Middle High German
- 𐍃𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- שנײַדן Yiddish
- snithan Old Dutch
- snīthan Old Dutch
- *niittädäk Proto-Finnic
- sniddeker Middle Low German
- snithan Old Saxon