Where does “שפּיצל” come from?

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

שפּיצל (Yiddish): trick, practical joke

Definitions

  1. trick, practical joke

Ancestry of “שפּיצל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשפּיץpoint, tip; top, summit
2Middle High Germanspitze—
3Old High Germanspizza—
4Proto-Germanicspitjaz—

Words derived from “שפּיצל”

Every word from Proto-Germanic spitjaz →Every word from Old High German spizza →Every word from Middle High German spitze →
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