Where does “find” come from?

find (Danish) comes from Danish finde, from Old Danish finnæ, from Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

find (Danish): imperative of finde

Definitions

  1. imperative of finde

Ancestry of “find”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfindeto find; to think, consider; to exist - see...
2Old Danishfinnæ—
3Old Norsefinnato find
4Proto-Germanicfinþanąto find, to discover, to come upon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finþaną →Every word from Old Norse finna →