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

Definitions

  1. tiptoe

Ancestry of “Zehenspitze”, step by step

Zehenspitze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zēhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzēheclove of garlic and similar plants
2Middle High Germanzēhetoe
3Old High Germanzēha—
4Proto-West Germanictaihātoe
5Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
6Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via German spitze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspitzegreat, awesome; inflection of spitzen: ##...
2Middle High Germanspitze—
3Old High Germanspizza—
4Proto-Germanicspitjaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ →