Name Element SNĪÞANĄ

Type Word

Meaning & History

Germanic word meaning "to cut" [1][2].

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturessniþan(Anglo-Saxon) snithan(Old Dutch) snidan(Old High German)

Sources & References

  1. Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 462.
  2. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 358.
Entry added December 7, 2022