Where does “funzelig” come from?

funzelig (German) comes from German Funzel, from German funken, from German Funk, from English funk, from French funquer, from Vulgar Latin fumicare, from Latin fūmigāre, from Latin fūmus — smoke; mist, haze.

funzelig (German): dim, gloomy

Definitions

  1. dim, gloomy

Ancestry of “funzelig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFunzellamp; weak lamp
2Germanfunkento sparkle; to radio
3GermanFunkfunk; radio
4EnglishfunkFoul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor; A...
5Frenchfunquer
6Vulgar Latinfumicare
7Latinfūmigāre
8Latinfūmussmoke, steam, fume
9Proto-Italicfūmossmoke
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mósEvery word from Proto-Italic fūmos
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