ok but now, where does the word “Funke” (spark) come from?
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General_Effort@lemmy.world 1 day 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 1 day ago
General_Effort@lemmy.world 1 day 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 1 day ago
oha dankeschön ^.^
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 22 hours ago
Appreciate for both of course!