snead

snead · verb, noun¹

1. Old English · inherited fromsnǣd“piece, bit, slice; shaft, handle”
2. Middle English · inherited fromsnade
3. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*snaidijaną
4. Old English · inherited fromsnǣdan“to cut; feed”
5. Middle English · inherited from*sneden
6. English todaysnead

Verb from Middle English *sneden, *snæden (found in tosnæden), from Old English snǣdan (“to cut; feed”), from Proto-Germanic *snaidijaną, related to Middle High German sneiten, Icelandic sneiða, English snithe (“to cut”). More at snithe. Noun from Middle English snade, snede, from Old English snǣd (“piece, bit, slice; shaft, handle”), related to Icelandic sneið.

Snead · proper noun²

Variant of Sneed.

Words from the same roots