Where does “vackel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vackel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfaccala—
2Proto-Germanic*fakkulā—
3Latinfaculasmall torch
4Latinfaxtorch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʷʰeh₂k-to shine

Words derived from “vackel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- →Every word from Latin fax →Every word from Latin facula →