Where does “Fackelzug” come from?

Fackelzug (German) comes from German Fackel, 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.

Fackelzug (German): torchlit procession

Definitions

  1. torchlit procession

Ancestry of “Fackelzug”, step by step

Fackelzug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fackel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFackeltorch
2Middle High Germanvackel—
3Old High Germanfaccala—
4Proto-Germanic*fakkulā—
5Latinfaculasmall torch
6Latinfaxtorch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʷʰeh₂k-to shine

via German zug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzugprocession
2Middle High Germanzuc—
3Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- →Every word from Latin fax →Every word from Latin facula →