Where does “Spëtzt” come from?

Spëtzt (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German spitze, from Old High German spizza, from Proto-Germanic spitjaz.

Spëtzt (Luxembourgish): peak, tip; pinnacle, summit; lace

Definitions

  1. peak, tip; pinnacle, summit; lace

Ancestry of “Spëtzt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanspitze—
2Old High Germanspizza—
3Proto-Germanicspitjaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic spitjaz →Every word from Old High German spizza →Every word from Middle High German spitze →
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