Where does “Fackel” come from?

Fackel (German) comes from Middle High German vackel, from Old High German faccala, from Proto-Germanic *fakkulā, from Latin facula, from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.

Fackel (German): torch

Definitions

  1. torch

Ancestry of “Fackel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvackel—
2Old High Germanfaccala—
3Proto-Germanic*fakkulā—
4Latinfaculasmall torch
5Latinfaxtorch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʷʰeh₂k-to shine

Words derived from “Fackel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- →Every word from Latin fax →Every word from Latin facula →
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