Where does “uitvinding” come from?

uitvinding (Dutch) comes from Dutch uitvinden, 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.

uitvinding (Dutch): invention

Definitions

  1. invention

Ancestry of “uitvinding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchuitvindento invent; to find out
2Dutchvindento find; to find, to come across; to find, to...
3Middle Dutchvindento find; to find, to come across, to encounter;...
4Old Dutchfindanto find
5Proto-West Germanicfinþanto find, to discover, to come upon
6Proto-Germanicfinþanąto find, to discover, to come upon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent-