Where does “שפּיציק” come from?

שפּיציק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שפּיץ, from Middle High German spitze, from Old High German spizza, from Proto-Germanic spitjaz.

שפּיציק (Yiddish): pointed, pointy

Definitions

  1. pointed, pointy

Ancestry of “שפּיציק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשפּיץpoint, tip; top, summit
2Middle High Germanspitze—
3Old High Germanspizza—
4Proto-Germanicspitjaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic spitjaz →Every word from Old High German spizza →Every word from Middle High German spitze →