Where does “Zündkerze” come from?

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

Zündkerze (German): spark plug; a kind of spiritous beverage in small...

Definitions

  1. spark plug; a kind of spiritous beverage in small...

Ancestry of “Zündkerze”, step by step

Zündkerze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zünden

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

via German kerze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankerzecandle
2Middle High Germankerze—
3Old High Germankerza—
Every word from Proto-Germanic tundrą →Every word from Old Norse tundr →Every word from Old High German zunden →