Where does “sapcicle” come from?

sapcicle (English) comes from English icicle, from English ickle, from English little, from Middle English litel, from Old English lȳtel, from Proto-West Germanic lūtil, from Proto-Germanic lūtilaz, from Proto-Germanic burgz.

sapcicle (English): A spike-shaped formation of frozen tree sap

Definitions

  1. A spike-shaped formation of frozen tree sap

Ancestry of “sapcicle”, step by step

sapcicle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English icicle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishicicleA drooping, tapering shape of ice
2EnglishickleAn icicle; Little
3EnglishlittleSmall in size; Insignificant, trivial; Very young
4Middle Englishlitellittle
5Old Englishlȳtellittle
6Proto-West Germaniclūtilbent; tending to stoop; crouching
7Proto-Germaniclūtilazbent; tending to stoop; crouching; little
8Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

via English sap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsapThe juice of plants of any kind, especially the...
2Frenchsaperto sap, do sapping work on; to erode, wear down,...
3Frenchsapea small scythe; hoe, mattock; fashion, style
4Old Frenchsappe—
5Latinsappaa sort of mattock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →