Where does “sinder” come from?

sinder (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *sindr, from Proto-Germanic sindrą, from Proto-Indo-European sendʰro- — coagulating fluid, liquid slag, scale, cinder;...

sinder (Old English): cinder, ashes; dross, scoria, slag

Definitions

  1. cinder, ashes; dross, scoria, slag

Ancestry of “sinder”, step by step

sinder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *sindr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*sindr—
2Proto-Germanicsindrądross, cinder, slag
3Proto-Indo-Europeansendʰro-coagulating fluid, liquid slag, scale, cinder;...

via Proto-West Germanic *sindr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*sindr—
2Proto-Germanicsindrazmetal slag; dross

Words derived from “sinder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sendʰro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sindrą →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sindr →