Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tundrą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Derived from the same root as *tandijaną (“to kindle”), with quasi-Indo-European form *dndʰ-ro-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtun.drɑ̃/

Noun

*tundrą n

1. tinder (material used to ignite fires)

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *tundrą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*tundrą	*tundrō
vocative	*tundrą	*tundrō
accusative	*tundrą	*tundrō
genitive	*tundras, *tundris	*tundrǫ̂
dative	*tundrai	*tundramaz
instrumental	*tundrō	*tundramiz

Related terms

• *tandijaną
• *tindaną
• *tundrǭ

Derived terms

• *tundrijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *tundr m; *tundrijā f
  • Old English: tyndre f, tynder
    • Middle English: tunder, tinder
      • English: tinder
      • Scots: tunder, tundir
  • Old Frisian: *tunder
    • Saterland Frisian: Tunder m
    • West Frisian: tonder
  • Old Saxon: *tundar
    • Middle Low German: tunder
      • German Low German: Tunder
  • Old Dutch: *tundar
    • Middle Dutch: tunder
      • Dutch: tonder
  • Old High German: *zuntar
    • Middle High German: zunder n or m
      • German: Zunder m
• Old Norse: tundr n
  • Icelandic: tundur
  • Faroese: tundur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tunder; (dialectal) tundr
  • Elfdalian: tunder
  • Old Swedish: tunder, tønder
    • Swedish: tunder
  • Old Danish: tunder
    • Danish: tønder
  • → Norman: tondre