tinder

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

Small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter etc., used to help light a fire.

Verb

To set fire to; torch.

Sinonieme

touchwood

kindling

punk

spunk

amadou

wick

fuze

german tinder

igniter

kapok

lighter

mantle

paper

primer

priming

taper

touch wood

agaragar

fusse

brand

filament

firelighter

fungus

fuse

Vertalings

amadou

tondel

tonder

Zunder

yesca

zwam

tonderzwam

kav

φυτίλι

προσάναμα

amadouvier

esporra

fomes

esca

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈtɪn.də/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: tinder

Geërf van Old English: tynder

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: Tunder

Verwante met Nederlands: tonder

Verwante met Duits: Zunder

Verwante met Sweeds: tända

In summary

From Middle English tinder, tunder, tender, tonder, from Old English tynder, from Proto-Germanic *tundrą, *tundrǭ (“tinder”). Compare Saterland Frisian Tunder (“tinder”), Dutch tonder (“tinder”), German Zunder (“tinder”), Swedish tända (“to light, to set on fire”). More at tind.