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
Ancestry of “שפּיציק”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | שפּיץ | point, tip; top, summit |
| 2 | Middle High German | spitze | — |
| 3 | Old High German | spizza | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spitjaz | — |