Where does “Fonk” come from?
Fonk (Luxembourgish) comes from English phonk, from English funk, from French funquer, from Vulgar Latin fumicare, from Latin fūmigāre, from Latin fūmus, from Proto-Italic fūmos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós — smoke; mist, haze.
Fonk (Luxembourgish): spark
Ancestry of “Fonk”, step by step