Where does “Tandler” come from?

Tandler (Bavarian) comes from Proto-Dravidian tand-, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

Tandler (Bavarian): merchant usually of small and/or used goods, second-hand dealer, junk dealer

Definitions

  1. merchant usually of small and/or used goods, second-hand dealer, junk dealer

Ancestry of “Tandler”, step by step

Tandler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Dravidian tand-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidiantand-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
3Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut

via Bavarian ler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bavarianler—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →Every word from Proto-Dravidian tand- →