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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. —

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