Where does “Lanzenspitze” come from?

Lanzenspitze (German) comes from German lanze, from Middle High German lanze, from Old French lance, from Latin lancea, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Lanzenspitze (German): spearhead

Definitions

  1. spearhead

Ancestry of “Lanzenspitze”, step by step

Lanzenspitze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German lanze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlanzelance, spear weapon used mainly for thrusting
2Middle High Germanlanze—
3Old Frenchlancelance weapon
4Latinlanceathe Roman auxiliaries' short javelin; a light...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

via German spitze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspitzegreat, awesome; inflection of spitzen: ##...
2Middle High Germanspitze—
3Old High Germanspizza—
4Proto-Germanicspitjaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Latin lancea →Every word from Old French lance →