Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snidaz

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

Nominal derivative from *snīþaną (“to cut”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsni.ðɑz/

Noun

*snidaz m

  1. a cut, slice, piece

Inflection

Declension of *snidaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *snidaz *snidōz, *snidōs
vocative *snid *snidōz, *snidōs
accusative *snidą *snidanz
genitive *snidas, *snidis *snidǫ̂
dative *snidai *snidamaz
instrumental *snidō *snidamiz

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • *snidilaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *snid
    • Old English: snid n
      • Middle English: snid
      • ⇒ Old English: ġesnid
    • Old Saxon: *snid
      • Old Saxon: insnid m
        • Middle Low German: insnede, insnēde
    • Old High German: *snit
      • ⇒ Old High German: insnit m
  • Old Norse: snið n
    • Icelandic: snið
    • Faroese: snið
    • Norwegian: snid (dialectal)
    • Swedish: sned (dialectal)
    • Old Danish: snid, sned
    • → Middle English: snith

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*sniđan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 358
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