tinder

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

To set fire to; torch.

Synonyms

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

Translations

amadou

tondel

tonder

Zunder

yesca

zwam

tonderzwam

kav

φυτίλι

προσάναμα

amadouvier

esporra

fomes

esca

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɪn.də/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tinder

Inherited from Old English: tynder

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Tunder

Cognate with Dutch: tonder

Cognate with German: Zunder

Cognate with Swedish: 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.