Where does “befinde” come from?
befinde (Danish) comes from Middle Low German bevinden, from Old Saxon bifindan, from Old Saxon bī, from Old English bī-, from Old English bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.
befinde (Danish): to be located; to find, to deem, to determine
Definitions
- to be located; to find, to deem, to determine
Ancestry of “befinde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | bevinden | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | bifindan | to notice; to find out |
| 3 | Old Saxon | bī | by, near, around |
| 4 | Old English | bī- | by, near, around; by- |
| 5 | Old English | bī | lullaby!; near, by; by, near, around |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |