Where does “Zwergspitz” come from?

Zwergspitz (German) comes from German Zwerg, from Middle High German twerc, from Old High German twerc, from Proto-West Germanic dwerg, from Proto-Germanic dwergaz — dwarf.

Zwergspitz (German): dwarf spitz, Pomeranian dog breed

Definitions

  1. dwarf spitz, Pomeranian dog breed

Ancestry of “Zwergspitz”, step by step

Zwergspitz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zwerg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZwergdwarf; dwarf, midget; gnome
2Middle High Germantwerc—
3Old High Germantwercdwarf
4Proto-West Germanicdwergdwarf
5Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf

via German spitz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspitzpointed, pointy; sharp; spiky
2Old High Germanspizzi—
Every word from Proto-Germanic dwergaz →
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