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Where does “špic” come from?

špic (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German spitz, from Old High German spizzi.

špic (Serbo-Croatian): edge; spitz

Definitions

  1. edge; spitz

Ancestry of “špic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspitzpointed, pointy; sharp; spiky
2Old High Germanspizzi—
Every word from Old High German spizzi →