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
Ancestry of “Zündfunke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Funke | spark |
| 2 | Middle High German | funke | — |
| 3 | Old High German | funkô | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *funkō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | funkô | spark |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peng- | to shine |