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Where does “Cyndi” come from?

Cyndi is a modern English variant of Cindy, itself a diminutive of Cinderella, ultimately derived from Old English sinder meaning "slag" or "dross," from Proto-Germanic sindrą and Proto-Indo-European sendʰro-.

Ancestry of “Cyndi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCindy—
2EnglishCinderellaA mistreated and impoverished girl; Something...
3EnglishcinderPartially or mostly burnt material that results...
4Middle Englishcinder—
5Old Englishsindercinder, ashes; dross, scoria, slag
6Proto-Germanic*sindr—
7Proto-Germanicsindrądross, cinder, slag
8Proto-Indo-Europeansendʰro-coagulating fluid, liquid slag, scale, cinder;...
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