Where does “שפיץ” come from?

שפיץ (Hebrew) comes from Yiddish שפּיץ, from Middle High German spitze, from Old High German spizza, from Proto-Germanic spitjaz.

שפיץ (Hebrew): sharp tip

Definitions

  1. sharp tip

Ancestry of “שפיץ”, step by step

שפיץ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish שפּיץ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשפּיץpoint, tip; top, summit
2Middle High Germanspitze—
3Old High Germanspizza—
4Proto-Germanicspitjaz—

via German spitz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspitzpointed, pointy; sharp; spiky
2Old High Germanspizzi—
Every word from Proto-Germanic spitjaz →Every word from Old High German spizza →Every word from Middle High German spitze →