Where does “Halsentzündung” come from?

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

Halsentzündung (German): sore throat

Definitions

  1. sore throat

Ancestry of “Halsentzündung”, step by step

Halsentzündung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Entzündung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEntzündunginflammation
2Germanentzündento ignite, to inflame; to inflame
3Germanzündento kindle; to ignite a fire or any comparable...
4Old High Germanzunden—
5Old Norsetundr—
6Proto-Germanictundrątinder

via German hals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhalsneck
2Middle High Germanhals—
3Old High Germanhalsneck
4Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
5Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—
Every word from Proto-Germanic tundrą →Every word from Old Norse tundr →Every word from Old High German zunden →