Where does “Kipfel” come from?

Kipfel (German) comes from German Kipf, from Old High German kipfa, from Proto-Germanic kippaz, from Latin cippus — stake, post; gravestone, tombstone; landmark,...

Kipfel (German): Alternative spelling of Kipfl; croissant

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of Kipfl; croissant

Ancestry of “Kipfel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKipfwagon post
2Old High Germankipfaaxle; stave
3Proto-Germanickippaz—
4Latincippusstake, post; gravestone, tombstone; landmark,...

Words derived from “Kipfel”

Every word from Latin cippus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kippaz →Every word from Old High German kipfa →