"dry, inflammable substance," Old English tynder, from or related to tendan "to kindle," from Proto-Germanic *tund- "ignite, kindle" (source also of Gothic tandjan, Swedish tända, German zünden "to kindle").
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Tin Pan Alley
Tina
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tincture
tinder
tinderbox
tine
tinea
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