Where does “Zungenspitze” come from?

Zungenspitze (German) comes from German zunge, from Middle High German zunge, from Old High German zunga, from Proto-West Germanic tungā, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

Zungenspitze (German): tip of the tongue

Definitions

  1. tip of the tongue

Ancestry of “Zungenspitze”, step by step

Zungenspitze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zunge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzungetongue organ in the mouth
2Middle High Germanzungetongue
3Old High Germanzungatongue; language
4Proto-West Germanictungātongue; speech, language
5Proto-Germanictungǭtongue; speech, language
6Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue

via German spitze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspitzegreat, awesome; inflection of spitzen: ##...
2Middle High Germanspitze—
3Old High Germanspizza—
4Proto-Germanicspitjaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →Every word from Proto-Germanic tungǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic tungā →