Etymology

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Today it means: A type of cornett. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *tindaz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*tindaz“peak, spike, tooth”
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* As a German surname, from an obsolete derivative of Proto-Germanic *tindaz (“peak, spike, tooth”). * As a surname derived from various Romance languages, from Jacinctus, derived from the saint's name Hyacinthus. Comparable to Spanish Jacinto, Italian Giacinto.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*tindaz all →

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