Where does “Spitzenkönner” come from?

Spitzenkönner (German) comes from English Konner, from English Connor, from Irish Conchúr, from Old Irish Conchobar, from Old Irish cú, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ, from Proto-Celtic kū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

Spitzenkönner (German): an elite expert in their field

Definitions

  1. an elite expert in their field

Ancestry of “Spitzenkönner”, step by step

Spitzenkönner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Konner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKonner—
2EnglishConnor—
3IrishConchúr—
4Old IrishConchobarlover of hounds
5Old Irishcúdog, hound; wolf
6Primitive Irishᚉᚒᚅᚐhound, wolf
7Proto-Celtickūdog; wolf
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via German spitze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspitzegreat, awesome; inflection of spitzen: ##...
2Middle High Germanspitze—
3Old High Germanspizza—
4Proto-Germanicspitjaz—
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