Where does “fakkel” come from?

fakkel (Dutch) comes from Latin facula, from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.

fakkel (Dutch): torch

Definitions

  1. torch

Ancestry of “fakkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfaculasmall torch
2Latinfaxtorch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʷʰeh₂k-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k-
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