funkeln
to sparkle, twinkle, glitter
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
finggle
Basel-Landschaft
funggle
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfʊŋkəln/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German vunkeln, iterative of vunken (“to spark”), derived from the noun vunke, whence modern Funke(n) (“a spark”). By surface analysis, funken + -eln. Cognate with Dutch fonkelen, Middle Low German vunkeln (“to sparkle”).
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