Where does “Funkenmariechen” come from?

Funkenmariechen (German) comes from German Mariechen, from German Marie, from French marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים.

Funkenmariechen (German): a particular kind of dancer in Rhenish carnival

Definitions

  1. a particular kind of dancer in Rhenish carnival

Ancestry of “Funkenmariechen”, step by step

Funkenmariechen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mariechen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMariechen—
2GermanMariemoney
3Frenchmariefirst-person singular present indicative of...
4Old FrenchMarie—
5LatinMarīaMary mother of Jesus
6Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
7Hebrewמִרְיָם—
8Aramaicמריםbitter
9Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—

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 Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →Every word from Hebrew מִרְיָם →Every word from Aramaic מרים →