Where does “špicl” come from?

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

špicl (Serbo-Croatian): spy; mouthpiece

Definitions

  1. spy; mouthpiece

Ancestry of “špicl”, 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 →