Where does “Spitzenspiel” come from?
Spitzenspiel (German) comes from German spitze, from Middle High German spitze, from Old High German spizza, from Proto-Germanic spitjaz.
Spitzenspiel (German): top game, top match
Ancestry of “Spitzenspiel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | spitze | great, awesome; inflection of spitzen:
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| 2 | Middle High German | spitze | — |
| 3 | Old High German | spizza | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spitjaz | — |