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Where does “kynda” come from?

kynda (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kundijaną — to light up, to kindle.

kynda (Old Norse): to inflame

Definitions

  1. to inflame

Ancestry of “kynda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickundijanąto light up, to kindle

Words derived from “kynda”

  • kindling
  • kindle
  • rekindle
  • kindleth
  • kindler
  • kindlest
  • rekindler
  • kindlewood
  • miskindle
  • kindlen
  • kynda
Every word from Proto-Germanic kundijaną →