Where does “Hautentzündung” come from?

Hautentzündung (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.

Hautentzündung (German): skin inflammation, dermatitis

Definitions

  1. skin inflammation, dermatitis

Ancestry of “Hautentzündung”, step by step

Hautentzündung 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 haut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhautinflection of hauen: ## second-person plural...
2Middle High Germanhūt
3Old High Germanhūthide
4Proto-West Germanichūdiskin
5Proto-Germanichūdizhide, skin
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Germanic tundrąEvery word from Old Norse tundrEvery word from Old High German zunden