köken: From Middle High German karbunkel, from Latin carbunculus, altered in Early Modern German after funkeln (“to sparkle”). Doublet of Karbunkel, a later borrowing in medical context.
carbuncle (a deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon) · carbuncle (an abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin)
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbō Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin carbunculuslbor. Polish karbunkuł Learned borrowing from Latin carbunculus. First attested in 1528.