Where does “פֿונק” come from?
פֿונק (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German vunke, from Old High German funkô, from Proto-West Germanic *funkō, from Proto-Germanic funkô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peng- — to shine.
פֿונק (Yiddish): spark
Ancestry of “פֿונק”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | vunke | — |
| 2 | Old High German | funkô | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *funkō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | funkô | spark |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peng- | to shine |