Where does “Tinder” come from?
Tinder (English) comes from Middle English tinder, from Old English tynder, from Old Norse tundr, from Proto-Germanic tundrą — tinder.
Tinder (English): dating app
Ancestry of “Tinder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tinder | tinder, firestarters |
| 2 | Old English | tynder | tinder |
| 3 | Old Norse | tundr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tundrą | tinder |