Where does “Funkenstopsel” come from?
Funkenstopsel (Plautdietsch) comes from Afrikaans stopsel, from Afrikaans -sel, from Dutch -sel, from Middle Dutch -sel, from Old Dutch -isli, from Proto-West Germanic -islī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Funkenstopsel (Plautdietsch): spark plug
Definitions
- spark plug
Ancestry of “Funkenstopsel”, step by step
Funkenstopsel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans stopsel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | stopsel | filling |
| 2 | Afrikaans | -sel | -age, -ion |
| 3 | Dutch | -sel | -age, -ion |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | -sel | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | -isli | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -islī | Used to form nouns from verbs denoting something... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Plautdietsch Funk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Funk | spark |