Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "to cut" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturessniþan(Anglo-Saxon) snithan(Old Dutch) snidan(Old High German) Surname DescendantsDe Snaijer, Schneiders, Schneijder, Snaaijer, Snaijer, Sneiders, Sneijder, Sneijders, Sneijer, Sneijers, Snijder, Snijders(Dutch) Snider, Sniders, Snyder, Snyders(English) Schneider(German) Schneider(Jewish) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 462. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 358.