Where does “Spitzentreffen” come from?

Spitzentreffen (German) comes from German Treffen, from Middle High German treffen, from Old High German treffan, from Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Spitzentreffen (German): summit meeting

Definitions

  1. summit meeting

Ancestry of “Spitzentreffen”, step by step

Spitzentreffen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Treffen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTreffena meeting
2Middle High Germantreffen—
3Old High Germantreffanto hit
4Proto-West Germanic*drepanto hit, strike
5Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

via German spitze

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