Where does “fackla” come from?

fackla (Swedish) comes from Proto-Germanic *fakkulā, from Latin facula, from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.

fackla (Swedish): a torch

Definitions

  1. a torch

Ancestry of “fackla”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fackla”

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