Where does “Feuerfunke” come from?

Feuerfunke (German) comes from German Feuer, from Middle High German viur, from Old High German fiur, from Proto-West Germanic fuir, from Proto-Germanic fōr, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

Feuerfunke (German): spark of fire

Definitions

  1. spark of fire

Ancestry of “Feuerfunke”, step by step

Feuerfunke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Feuer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFeuerfire; fire; the act of firing; a means for...
2Middle High Germanviurfire
3Old High Germanfiurfire
4Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
5Proto-Germanicfōrfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt

via German Funke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFunkespark
2Middle High Germanfunke—
3Old High Germanfunkô—
4Proto-West Germanic*funkōspark
5Proto-Germanicfunkôspark
6Proto-Indo-European(s)peng-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ →