English

Spitzenkorper

Spitzenkorper comes from German Spitzenkörper.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of Spitze ‘point’ + Körper ‘body’

Proto-Germanic *spitjaz

Old High German spizza

Middle High German spitze

German Spitze ‘point’

Latin corpor-

Middle High German korper

German Körper ‘body’

Every English word from German Spitzenkörper

noun A region at the apex of the hyphae in certain fungi, which is refractive.

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