Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snaidō

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

Derived from *snīþaną (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsnɑi̯.ðɔː/

Noun

*snaidō f

a cut, cutting, something cut off

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *snaidō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*snaidō	*snaidôz
vocative	*snaidō	*snaidôz
accusative	*snaidǭ	*snaidōz
genitive	*snaidōz	*snaidǫ̂
dative	*snaidōi	*snaidōmaz
instrumental	*snaidō	*snaidōmiz

Related terms

*snittōną

Descendants

Old English: *snād
- Middle English: snode
Old Frisian: snēthe
Old Dutch: snetha, snethe, snede
- Middle Dutch: snede
  - Dutch: snede, snee
Old High German: *sneita
- Middle High German: sneite
Old Norse: sneið
- Icelandic: sneið
- Faroese: sneið

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

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