Where does “ツンデレ” come from?

ツンデレ (Japanese) comes from Japanese でれでれ — slovenly, sloppily, in the manner of a slob.

ツンデレ (Japanese): tsundere

Definitions

  1. tsundere

Ancestry of “ツンデレ”, step by step

ツンデレ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese でれでれ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseでれでれslovenly, sloppily, in the manner of a slob

via Japanese つんつん

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseつんつんcross, cranky, morose

Words derived from “ツンデレ

Every word from Japanese でれでれ