Where does “Fahndung” come from?

Fahndung (German) comes from German fahnden, from Middle High German vanden, from Old High German fantōn, from Proto-Germanic fandōną, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

Fahndung (German): search

Definitions

  1. search

Ancestry of “Fahndung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfahndento search
2Middle High Germanvanden—
3Old High Germanfantōn—
4Proto-Germanicfandōnąto seek, search for, examine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

Words derived from “Fahndung”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fandōną →Every word from Old High German fantōn →