Where does “Spitzenkragen” come from?

Spitzenkragen (German) comes from German Kragen, from Middle High German krage, from Proto-Germanic *kragô, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrogʰ-.

Spitzenkragen (German): lace collar

Definitions

  1. lace collar

Ancestry of “Spitzenkragen”, step by step

Spitzenkragen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kragen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKragencollar; neck
2Middle High Germankrageneck
3Proto-Germanic*kragô—
4Proto-Indo-European*gʷrogʰ-—

via German spitze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspitzegreat, awesome; inflection of spitzen: ##...
2Middle High Germanspitze—
3Old High Germanspizza—
4Proto-Germanicspitjaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kragô →Every word from Middle High German krage →