Cinder
/ˈsɪn.dər/noun
A piece of partly burned coal or wood, or a small ash-covered fragment left after a fire.
Did you know?Cinder comes from an ancient Germanic root meaning something that burns or is consumed, and its Old English ancestor was used for the ash and residue left behind by fire.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*sindrą
“ashes; slag; residue from burning”
Old English
OE
sinder
“dross, slag, ash”
Middle English
ME
cinder
“ashes or burnt remains”
Modern English
English
cinder
“a burned fragment or ash-covered piece left after fire”
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