ok but now, where does the word “Funke” (spark) come from?
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General_Effort@lemmy.world 5 days agoIt really is from “Funkentechnik”: “Spark technology”. I wonder how many people appreciate the post for the cute etymology and how many because it sounds funny.
Good information for ham radio people, too. Hobby sounds too geeky? Just say you’re into Über-Funk-Parties.
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 5 days ago
General_Effort@lemmy.world 5 days ago
mittelhochdeutsch (mitteldeutsch) vunke, althochdeutsch funcho, entstanden aus den mit -n- gebildeten Formen des Feuer zugrunde liegenden Substantivs
www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Funke#Bedeutung-1
¯\_(ツ)_/¯gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 5 days ago
oha dankeschön ^.^
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
Appreciate for both of course!