Etymology

spitz

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Today it means: Any of several Nordic breeds of dog such as the Pomeranian or Samoyed. Full definition →

German Spitz
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  1. German · borrowed fromSpitz
  2. English todayspitz

From German Spitz, from spitz (“pointed”); so called from the tapering shape of its muzzle.

Words from the same roots

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.