Where does “Selbstentzündung” come from?

Selbstentzündung (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.

Selbstentzündung (German): autoignition

Definitions

  1. autoignition

Ancestry of “Selbstentzündung”, step by step

Selbstentzündung 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 selbst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanselbstpersonally, by oneself; even
2Old High Germanselb—
3Proto-Germanicselbazself
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselbʰ-one's own
5Proto-Indo-Europeans(w)e-separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “Selbstentzündung”

Every word from Proto-Germanic tundrą →Every word from Old Norse tundr →Every word from Old High German zunden →