Where does “chifel” come from?

chifel (Italian) comes from German Kipfel, from German Kipf, from Old High German kipfa, from Proto-Germanic kippaz, from Latin cippus — stake, post; gravestone, tombstone; landmark,...

chifel (Italian): kipfel

Definitions

  1. kipfel

Ancestry of “chifel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKipfelAlternative spelling of Kipfl; croissant
2GermanKipfwagon post
3Old High Germankipfaaxle; stave
4Proto-Germanickippaz—
5Latincippusstake, post; gravestone, tombstone; landmark,...
Every word from Latin cippus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kippaz →Every word from Old High German kipfa →
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