Where does “finde” come from?

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

finde (Danish): to find; to think, consider; to exist - see...

Definitions

  1. to find; to think, consider; to exist - see...

Ancestry of “finde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishfinnæ—
2Old Norsefinnato find
3Proto-Germanicfinþanąto find, to discover, to come upon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

Words derived from “finde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finþaną →Every word from Old Norse finna →