Where does “Zehenspitze” come from?
Zehenspitze (German) comes from German zēhe, from Middle High German zēhe, from Old High German zēha, from Proto-West Germanic taihā, from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ, from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
Zehenspitze (German): tiptoe
Ancestry of “Zehenspitze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | zēhe | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | zēhe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | zēha | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | taihā | toe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | taihwǭ | toe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tīhwaną | to show, announce |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |