Zunder
/ˈzʊn.dər/noun
A dry, easily ignited material used as tinder.
Did you know?Zunder is closely related to English “tinder,” preserving an ancient Germanic fire-making vocabulary long before modern ignition tools.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*tundrą
“Tinder or material prepared for catching fire”
Old High German
OHG
zuntar
“Tinder; highly combustible material”
Middle High German
MHG
zunder
“Tinder used to catch and carry a flame”
Modern German
German
Zunder
“Tinder; dry material that ignites readily”
Modern English
English
zunder
“An English loanword for tinder or fire-starting material”