Where does “Entzündung” come from?

Entzündung (German) comes from German entzünden, from German zünden, from Old High German zunden, from Old Norse tundr, from Proto-Germanic tundrą — tinder.

Entzündung (German): inflammation

Definitions

  1. inflammation

Ancestry of “Entzündung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanentzündento ignite, to inflame; to inflame
2Germanzündento kindle; to ignite a fire or any comparable...
3Old High Germanzunden
4Old Norsetundr
5Proto-Germanictundrątinder

Words derived from “Entzündung

Every word from Proto-Germanic tundrąEvery word from Old Norse tundrEvery word from Old High German zunden
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