Schneiden
/ˈʃnaɪ̯dən/noun
To cut or slice something with a sharp edge.
Did you know?Schneiden descends from an ancient Indo-European root meaning “to cut,” the same deep source behind English words like sharp and shard-like forms across Germanic languages.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sneyd-
“to cut, split”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*snīdaną
“to cut, snip, sever”
Old High German
OHG
snīdan
“to cut, divide”
Middle High German
MHG
sniden
“to cut, slice”
Modern German
German
schneiden
“to cut, slice”