Where does “Zündschlüssel” come from?

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

Zündschlüssel (German): ignition key, car key

Definitions

  1. ignition key, car key

Ancestry of “Zündschlüssel”, step by step

Zündschlüssel 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 schlüssel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschlüssela key
Every word from Proto-Germanic tundrą →Every word from Old Norse tundr →Every word from Old High German zunden →