Where does “gefonkel” come from?
gefonkel (Dutch) comes from Dutch fonkelen, from Dutch vonken, from Old Dutch *funkon, from Proto-West Germanic *funkōn — to give off sparks.
gefonkel (Dutch): shining
Definitions
- shining
Ancestry of “gefonkel”, step by step
gefonkel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch fonkelen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | fonkelen | to twinkle, to sparkle |
| 2 | Dutch | vonken | to spark |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *funkon | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *funkōn | to give off sparks |
via Dutch ge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ge | "unstressed form of gij:" you |