Where does “vind” come from?

vind (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vinden, from Middle Dutch vinden, from Old Dutch findan, from Proto-West Germanic finþan, from Proto-Germanic finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

vind (Afrikaans): to find

Definitions

  1. to find

Ancestry of “vind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvindento find; to find, to come across; to find, to...
2Middle Dutchvindento find; to find, to come across, to encounter;...
3Old Dutchfindanto find
4Proto-West Germanicfinþanto find, to discover, to come upon
5Proto-Germanicfinþanąto find, to discover, to come upon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent-