Where does “tændæ” come from?

tændæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse tenda, from Proto-Germanic tandijaną, from Proto-Germanic tinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European dendʰneti.

Ancestry of “tændæ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetenda—
2Proto-Germanictandijanąto kindle, to light on fire
3Proto-Germanictinnanąto burn
4Proto-Indo-Europeandendʰneti—

Words derived from “tændæ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dendʰneti →Every word from Proto-Germanic tinnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic tandijaną →