An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schnippchen

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schniegeln

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Schnippchen

schnippig

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Schnippchen.

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2695847An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — SchnippchenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Schnippchen, neuter, ‘snap’ (of the fingers), Modern High German only, allied to schnippen, Middle High German snipfen, (Middle German) snippen, ‘to snap.’ Akin to schnippeln, ‘to snip, chip,’ formed from Low German; compare Dutch snippelen, ‘to cut in pieces, mutilate,’ English snip. —