Where does “szpicel” come from?

szpicel (Polish) comes from German Spitzel, from German spitz, from Old High German spizzi.

szpicel (Polish): snoop, sleuth, informant, mole, nark

Definitions

  1. snoop, sleuth, informant, mole, nark

Ancestry of “szpicel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpitzeldiminutive of Spitz; informant
2Germanspitzpointed, pointy; sharp; spiky
3Old High Germanspizzi—
Every word from Old High German spizzi →Every word from German spitz →Every word from German Spitzel →