Where does “tinder” come from?
Tinder comes from Middle English tinder, from Old French tendre, from Latin tendere, meaning to stretch or extend, ultimately from Latin teneo, meaning to hold.
tinder (English): Small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous...
Definitions
- Small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous...
Ancestry of “tinder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tonder | Alternative form of tinder |
| 2 | Middle English | tinder | tinder, firestarters |
| 3 | Old English | tynder | tinder |
| 4 | Old Norse | tundr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tundrą | tinder |
Words derived from “tinder”