Where does “found” come from?
Found derives from Middle English founden, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundo meaning to pour or melt, ultimately from Latin fundus and Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew-.
found (English): simple past tense and past participle of find;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of find;...
Ancestry of “found”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | founden | to mix (ingredients) |
| 2 | Old French | fondre | to melt |
| 3 | Latin | fundere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 4 | Latin | fundo | I pour out, shed; I rout, scatter; I found, make... |
| 5 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |