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

  1. highly inflammable / flammable

Ancestry of “hochentzündlich”, step by step

hochentzündlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German entzündlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanentzündlichinflammable / flammable; inflammatory
2Germanentzündento ignite, to inflame; to inflame
3Germanzündento kindle; to ignite a fire or any comparable...
4Old High Germanzunden—
5Old Norsetundr—
6Proto-Germanictundrątinder

via German hōch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhōch—
2Middle High Germanhōch—
3Old High Germanhōhhigh, tall, elevated
4Proto-West Germanichauhhigh
5Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Germanic tundrą →Every word from Old Norse tundr →Every word from Old High German zunden →