Where does “hochentzündlich” come from?
hochentzündlich (German) comes from German entzündlich, from German entzünden, from German zünden, from Old High German zunden, from Old Norse tundr, from Proto-Germanic tundrą — tinder.
hochentzündlich (German): highly inflammable / flammable
Definitions
- highly inflammable / flammable
Ancestry of “hochentzündlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | entzündlich | inflammable / flammable; inflammatory |
| 2 | German | entzünden | to ignite, to inflame; to inflame |
| 3 | German | zünden | to kindle; to ignite a fire or any comparable... |
| 4 | Old High German | zunden | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | tundr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tundrą | tinder |