Where does “Schamentzündung” come from?

Schamentzündung (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.

Schamentzündung (German): inflammation of the genitalia

Definitions

  1. inflammation of the genitalia

Ancestry of “Schamentzündung”, step by step

Schamentzündung 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 Scham

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchamshame; bashfulness, prudishness, shamefacedness;...
2Middle High Germanschame—
3Old High Germanscama—
4Proto-West Germanic*skamushame
5Proto-Germanicskamōshame
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Germanic tundrą →Every word from Old Norse tundr →Every word from Old High German zunden →