Where does “spicli” come from?

spicli (Hungarian) comes from German Spitzel, from German spitz, from Old High German spizzi.

spicli (Hungarian): informant, informer one who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police

Definitions

  1. informant, informer one who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police

Ancestry of “spicli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpitzeldiminutive of Spitz; informant
2Germanspitzpointed, pointy; sharp; spiky
3Old High Germanspizzi—

Words derived from “spicli”

Every word from Old High German spizzi →Every word from German spitz →Every word from German Spitzel →