Where does “Zündfunke” come from?

Zündfunke (German) comes from German Funke, from Middle High German funke, from Old High German funkô, from Proto-West Germanic *funkō, from Proto-Germanic funkô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peng- — to shine.

Zündfunke (German): ignition spark

Definitions

  1. ignition spark

Ancestry of “Zündfunke”, step by step

Zündfunke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Funke

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

via German zünden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzündento kindle; to ignite a fire or any comparable...
2Old High Germanzunden—
3Old Norsetundr—
4Proto-Germanictundrątinder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic funkô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *funkō →