Where does “fand” come from?
Fand comes from Old English findan, from Proto-Germanic finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European pent-, a root meaning to go or pass.
fand (English): To seek ; try; attempt; endeavour; To test;...
Definitions
- To seek ; try; attempt; endeavour; To test;...
Ancestry of “fand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | fanden | — |
| 2 | Old English | fandian | to try, tempt, prove, test; to examine, explore;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fandōną | to seek, search for, examine |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pent- | to pass; path |