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Where does “entzündlich” come from?

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

entzündlich (German): inflammable / flammable; inflammatory

Definitions

  1. inflammable / flammable; inflammatory

Ancestry of “entzündlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanentzündento ignite, to inflame; to inflame
2Germanzündento kindle; to ignite a fire or any comparable...
3Old High Germanzunden—
4Old Norsetundr—
5Proto-Germanictundrątinder

Words derived from “entzündlich”

  • hochentzündlich
  • leichtentzündlich
  • Entzündlichkeit
  • selbstentzündlich
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