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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snaidō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic

Etymology

Derived from *snīþaną (to cut).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsnɑi̯.ðɔː/

Noun

*snaidō f

  1. a cut, cutting, something cut off

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *snaidō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *snaidō *snaidôz
vocative *snaidō *snaidôz
accusative *snaidǭ *snaidōz
genitive *snaidōz *snaidǫ̂
dative *snaidōi *snaidōmaz
instrumental *snaidō *snaidōmiz

Descendants

  • Old English: *snād
  • Old Frisian: snēthe
  • Old Dutch: snetha, snethe, snede
  • Old High German: *sneita
    • Middle High German: sneite
  • Old Norse: sneið

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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