Where does “spunk” come from?

spunk (English) comes from English funk, from French funquer, from Vulgar Latin fumicare, from Latin fūmigāre, from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

spunk (English): A spark; Touchwood; tinder; A piece of tinder,...

Definitions

  1. A spark; Touchwood; tinder; A piece of tinder,...

Ancestry of “spunk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfunkFoul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor; A...
2Frenchfunquer—
3Vulgar Latinfumicare—
4Latinfūmigāre—
5Latinfūmussmoke, steam, fume
6Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “spunk”

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