Where does “sparken” come from?

sparken (English) comes from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

sparken (English): To spark or ignite in sparks

Definitions

  1. To spark or ignite in sparks

Ancestry of “sparken”, step by step

sparken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenAbbreviation of English; The name of the...
2Frenchenin; to; by
3Middle Frenchenon; on to
4Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English spark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsparkA small particle of glowing matter, either molten...
2Middle Englishsparkespark glowing particle
3Old Englishspearcaa spark
4Proto-Germanicsprakôspark
5Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →