Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/snidi

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sneyt-
Proto-Germanic *snidiz
Proto-West Germanic *snidi

    From earlier Proto-Germanic *snidiz, from Proto-Indo-European *sneyt- (“to cut”).

    Noun

    *snidi m

    1. a cut, incision
    2. slice, piece

    Inflection

    i-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *snidi
    Genitive *snidī
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *snidi *snidī
    Accusative *snidi *snidī
    Genitive *snidī *sniddjō
    Dative *snidī *snidim, *sniddjum
    Instrumental *snidī *snidim, *sniddjum

    Synonyms

    Descendants

    • Old English: snid
      • Middle English: snid
    • Old Frisian: snide, snithe, snid, snith, snei, snethe, snede
      • Saterland Frisian: Sniede, Snied
      • West Frisian: snije
    • Old Saxon: *snidi, *snid
    • Old Dutch: *snidi, *snid
    • Old High German: snit
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