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Where does “tonder” come from?

tonder (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch tunder, from Old Dutch tundar, from Old Norse tundr, from Proto-Germanic tundrą — tinder.

tonder (Dutch): tinder

Definitions

  1. tinder

Ancestry of “tonder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtunder—
2Old Dutchtundar—
3Old Norsetundr—
4Proto-Germanictundrątinder
Every word from Proto-Germanic tundrą →