| Language | Family | Form for POINTED | Gloss for POINTED | Form for TIP (OF OBJECT) | Gloss for TIP (OF OBJECT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwegian (Bokmål) | Indo-European | spiss | TIP (OF OBJECT) | spiss | POINTED |
| Dutch | Indo-European | spits | TIP (OF OBJECT) | spits | POINTED |
| Danish | Indo-European | spids | TIP (OF OBJECT) | spids | POINTED |
| Mandarin Chinese | Sino-Tibetan | 尖 | TIP (OF OBJECT) | 尖 | POINTED |