English
spitz
Spitz comes from German Spitz ‘pointed’.
- Germanc. 1650–presentSpitz‘pointed’
- Englishtodayspitz
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentSpitz‘pointed’
- Englishtodayspitz
The story
From German Spitz, from spitz (‘pointed’); so called from the tapering shape of its muzzle.
Every English word from German Spitz
Today it means
noun Any of several Nordic breeds of dog such as the Pomeranian or Samoyed.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Spitz / spitz