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Where does “nonfinding” come from?

nonfinding (English) comes from English finding, from English find, from Middle English finden, from Old English findan, from Proto-West Germanic finþan, from Proto-Germanic finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

nonfinding (English): That which is not found, e.g. by a jury or as an...

Definitions

  1. That which is not found, e.g. by a jury or as an...

Ancestry of “nonfinding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfindingA result of research or an investigation; A...
2EnglishfindTo encounter or discover by accident; to happen...
3Middle Englishfindento find; to discover
4Old Englishfindanto find, meet
5Proto-West Germanicfinþanto find, to discover, to come upon
6Proto-Germanicfinþanąto find, to discover, to come upon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
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