Where does “saksanpystykorva” come from?

saksanpystykorva (Finnish) comes from Finnish pystykorva, from Finnish pysty, from Finnish pistää, from Proto-Finnic pistädäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-.

saksanpystykorva (Finnish): Deutscher Spitz

Definitions

  1. Deutscher Spitz

Ancestry of “saksanpystykorva”, step by step

saksanpystykorva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pystykorva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpystykorvaspitz; A Finnish modification of the Mosin-Nagant...
2FinnishpystyIndicative present connegative form of pystyä;...
3Finnishpistääto poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;...
4Proto-Finnicpistädäkto poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to...
5Proto-Finno-Permicpistä-

via Finnish Saksa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSaksaGermany; German
2Old High GermanSahsoa Saxon
3Proto-West Germanicsahsōa Saxon
4Proto-Germanicsahsô
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pistä-Every word from Proto-Finnic pistädäkEvery word from Finnish pistää