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Where does “Flurfunk” come from?

Flurfunk (German) comes from German Funk, 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 — smoke; mist, haze.

Flurfunk (German): gossip network, rumor mill, grapevine

Definitions

  1. gossip network, rumor mill, grapevine

Ancestry of “Flurfunk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFunkfunk; radio
2EnglishfunkFoul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor; A...
3Frenchfunquer—
4Vulgar Latinfumicare—
5Latinfūmigāre—
6Latinfūmus—
7Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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