Where does “finder” come from?
Finder comes from Middle English findere, derived from a finder or one who finds, though the ultimate origin remains uncertain.
finder (English): One who finds or discovers something; An optical...
Definitions
- One who finds or discovers something; An optical...
Ancestry of “finder”, step by step
finder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Finder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Finder | finder |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via Middle English findere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | findere | — |