Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “tunder” come from?

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

tunder (Middle English): Alternative form of tinder

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tinder

Ancestry of “tunder”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tunder”

  • tinder
  • tinderbox
  • tindery
  • tinderlike
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