Where does “cinde” come from?

cinde (Walloon) comes from Old French cendre, from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

cinde (Walloon): ash

Definitions

  1. ash

Ancestry of “cinde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcendreash
2Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Latin cinis →Every word from Old French cendre →
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