Where does “צינדן” come from?

צינדן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German zunden, from Old High German zunden, from Old Norse tundr, from Proto-Germanic tundrą — tinder.

צינדן (Yiddish): light, kindle

Definitions

  1. light, kindle

Ancestry of “צינדן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzunden—
2Old High Germanzunden—
3Old Norsetundr—
4Proto-Germanictundrątinder

Words derived from “צינדן”

Every word from Proto-Germanic tundrą →Every word from Old Norse tundr →Every word from Old High German zunden →