Where does “tinder” come from?

tinder (Middle English) comes from Old English tynder, from Old Norse tundr, from Proto-Germanic tundrą — tinder.

tinder (Middle English): tinder, firestarters

Definitions

  1. tinder, firestarters

Ancestry of “tinder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtyndertinder
2Old Norsetundr—
3Proto-Germanictundrątinder

Words derived from “tinder”

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