Where does “zunden” come from?
zunden (Middle High German) comes from Old High German zunden, from Old Norse tundr, from Proto-Germanic tundrą — tinder.
Ancestry of “zunden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | zunden | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | tundr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tundrą | tinder |