Where does “Fakel” come from?

Fakel (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German faccala, from Proto-Germanic *fakkulā, from Latin facula, from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.

Fakel (Luxembourgish): torch

Definitions

  1. torch

Ancestry of “Fakel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfaccala—
2Proto-Germanic*fakkulā—
3Latinfaculasmall torch
4Latinfaxtorch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʷʰeh₂k-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- →Every word from Latin fax →Every word from Latin facula →