Where does “zindln” come from?

zindln (Bavarian) comes from Bavarian zindn, from German zünden, from Old High German zunden, from Old Norse tundr, from Proto-Germanic tundrą — tinder.

zindln (Bavarian): to play with fire

Definitions

  1. to play with fire

Ancestry of “zindln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bavarianzindnto ignite e.g., a motor
2Germanzündento kindle; to ignite a fire or any comparable...
3Old High Germanzunden—
4Old Norsetundr—
5Proto-Germanictundrątinder
Every word from Proto-Germanic tundrą →Every word from Old Norse tundr →Every word from Old High German zunden →
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