Where does “Amateurfunk” come from?

Amateurfunk (German) comes from German Amateur, from French amateur, from Latin amātor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Amateurfunk (German): amateur radio

Definitions

  1. amateur radio

Ancestry of “Amateurfunk”, step by step

Amateurfunk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Amateur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAmateuramateur
2Frenchamateuramateur; a lover of something
3Latinamātora (male) friend
4Latinamōto love
5LatinDeusGod
6Latindẹ̄vos
7Old Latindeivosgod, deity
8Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via German Funk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFunkfunk; radio
2EnglishfunkFoul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor; A...
3Frenchfunquer
4Vulgar Latinfumicare
5Latinfūmigāre
6Latinfūmussmoke, steam, fume
7Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywósEvery word from Proto-Italic deiwos