Where does “Finkel” come from?

Finkel (English) comes from German Finkel, from Yiddish פֿונק, from Middle High German vunke, from Old High German funkô, from Proto-West Germanic *funkō, from Proto-Germanic funkô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peng- — to shine.

Ancestry of “Finkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFinkel—
2Yiddishפֿונקspark
3Middle High Germanvunkespark
4Old High Germanfunkô—
5Proto-West Germanic*funkōspark
6Proto-Germanicfunkôspark
7Proto-Indo-European(s)peng-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic funkô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *funkō →