Where does “fonkelen” come from?

fonkelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch vonken, from Old Dutch *funkon, from Proto-West Germanic *funkōn — to give off sparks.

fonkelen (Dutch): to twinkle, to sparkle

Definitions

  1. to twinkle, to sparkle

Ancestry of “fonkelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvonkento spark
2Old Dutch*funkon—
3Proto-West Germanic*funkōnto give off sparks

Words derived from “fonkelen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *funkōn →Every word from Old Dutch *funkon →Every word from Dutch vonken →