fakkel

Meaning

torch (a stick with a flame at one end)

Frequency

C2
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch vackel, from Old Dutch *fakla, *fackela, from Latin facula, diminutive of fax (“torch”). The modern f- is due to either relatinisation or the influence of a cognate.German Fackel.

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