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Where does “tynder” come from?

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

tynder (Old English): tinder

Definitions

  1. tinder

Ancestry of “tynder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetundr—
2Proto-Germanictundrątinder

Words derived from “tynder”

  • tender
  • tenderness
  • tenderly
  • bartender
  • tinder
  • tenderer
  • goalie
  • tenderfoot
  • tenderloin
  • tenderhearted
  • tendre
  • tinderbox
  • nontender
  • entender
  • goaltender
  • tenderize
  • untender
  • tenderizer
  • tenderheartedness
  • tindery
  • tenderization
  • tenderminded
  • tenderise
  • tenderable
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