Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snaidō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Nominal derivative 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

Related terms

• *snaidiz
• *snittōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *snaidu
  • Old English: *snād
    • Middle English: snode
  • Old Frisian: snēthe
  • Old Saxon: *snēda
    • Middle Low German: snêde
      • German Low German: Snee
  • Old Dutch: snetha, snethe, snede
    • Middle Dutch: snede
      • Dutch: snede, snee
  • Old High German: *sneita
    • Middle High German: sneite
• Old Norse: sneið
  • Icelandic: sneið
  • Faroese: sneið