Where does “Zund” come from?

Zund (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German zunden, from Old High German zunden, from Old Norse tundr, from Proto-Germanic tundrą — tinder.

Zund (Bavarian): tip a piece of private information; a clue, secret knowledge, etc

Definitions

  1. tip a piece of private information; a clue, secret knowledge, etc

Ancestry of “Zund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzunden—
2Old High Germanzunden—
3Old Norsetundr—
4Proto-Germanictundrątinder
Every word from Proto-Germanic tundrą →Every word from Old Norse tundr →Every word from Old High German zunden →