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German Spitz Mittel

German Spitz Mittel comes from German mittel ‘middle, in the middle’.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentmittel‘middle, in the middle’
  2. EnglishtodayGerman Spitz Mittel

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentmittel‘middle, in the middle’
  2. EnglishtodayGerman Spitz Mittel

Today it means

noun A canine variety characterized by their medium-sized body and is one of the 5 different German Spitz dog breeds (the other breeds being the German Spitz Klein, Giant Spitz, Wolfspitz and the Pomeranian).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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