Where does “Funkloch” come from?

Funkloch (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.

Funkloch (German): dead zone

Definitions

  1. dead zone

Ancestry of “Funkloch”, step by step

Funkloch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Funk

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

via German loch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlochhole; perforation
2EnglishlochA lake; A bay or arm of the sea; Alternative form...
3Middle Englishloughlake; loch
4Scottish Gaeliclochlake; arm of the sea; fjord
5Old Irishlochlake; inlet of the sea; black, dark
6Proto-Celticlokulake, pool
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlókuspond, pool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-