Where does “funkeln” come from?
funkeln (German) comes from Middle High German vunkeln, from Middle High German vunke, from Old High German funkô, from Proto-West Germanic *funkō, from Proto-Germanic funkô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peng- — to shine.
funkeln (German): to sparkle
Ancestry of “funkeln”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | vunkeln | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | vunke | — |
| 3 | Old High German | funkô | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *funkō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | funkô | spark |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peng- | to shine |
Words derived from “funkeln”