Etymology

snathe

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Today it means: To lop; to prune. Full definition →

Old English snǣdan ← Proto-Germanic *snaidijaną
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*snaidijaną
  2. Old English · inherited fromsnǣdan“to slice”
  3. English todaysnathe

From Old English snǣdan (“to slice”), from Proto-Germanic *snaidijaną.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishsnǣdan all →

sneadsnod up

Proto-Germanic*snaidijaną all →

snead

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