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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snaidijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *snīþaną (to cut) + *-janą or *snaidō (a cut) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsnɑi̯.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*snaidijaną[1]

  1. to cut, slice

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *snaidijan
    • Old English: snædan
      • Middle English: tosneden
    • Old Saxon: *snēdian
    • Old High German: sneiten
      • Middle High German: sneiten
  • Old Norse: sneiða, snæða

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*snaiđjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 355
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