Etymology

snit

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Proto-Germanic *snidaz ← German Schnitt
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snit · noun1

American English, of unknown origin, perhaps onomatopoeic.

snit · noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromSchnitt
  2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*snidaz
  3. English todaysnit

Likely related to Proto-Germanic *snidaz, i.e. a a little, a bit. Also perhaps from obsolete German Schnitt which is a small amount of beer served in a larger glass.

snit · noun3

  1. German · borrowed fromSchnitte“slice”
  2. English todaysnit

From German Schnitte (“slice”).

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