Where does “Spitz” come from?

Spitz (German) comes from German Spitze, from Proto-Germanic spitjaz.

Spitz (German): spitz

Definitions

  1. spitz

Ancestry of “Spitz”, step by step

Spitz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Spitze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpitzecusp; point, tip, peak; top, front, lead
2Proto-Germanicspitjaz—

via German spitz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspitzpointed, pointy; sharp; spiky
2Old High Germanspizzi—
Every word from Proto-Germanic spitjaz →Every word from German Spitze →
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