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

Definitions

  1. dating app

Ancestry of “Tinder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtindertinder, firestarters
2Old Englishtyndertinder
3Old Norsetundr—
4Proto-Germanictundrątinder

Words derived from “Tinder”

Every word from Proto-Germanic tundrą →