Where does “funke” come from?
funke (Middle English) comes from Old English funca, from Proto-West Germanic *funkō, from Proto-Germanic funkô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peng- — to shine.
Ancestry of “funke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | funca | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *funkō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | funkô | spark |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peng- | to shine |