Where does “Zündstrick” come from?

Zündstrick (German) comes from German strick, from Middle High German stric, from Old High German stric, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Zündstrick (German): fuse

Definitions

  1. fuse

Ancestry of “Zündstrick”, step by step

Zündstrick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German strick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstricksingular imperative of stricken; first-person...
2Middle High Germanstric—
3Old High Germanstric—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

via German zünden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzündento kindle; to ignite a fire or any comparable...
2Old High Germanzunden—
3Old Norsetundr—
4Proto-Germanictundrątinder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Old High German stric →