Where does “Fahndungsliste” come from?

Fahndungsliste (German) comes from German Fahndung, 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.

Fahndungsliste (German): wanted list

Definitions

  1. wanted list

Ancestry of “Fahndungsliste”, step by step

Fahndungsliste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fahndung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFahndungsearch
2Germanfahndento search
3Middle High Germanvanden—
4Old High Germanfantōn—
5Proto-Germanicfandōnąto seek, search for, examine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

via German līste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlīstelist
2Italianlistalist, pile; strip, stripe; inflection of...
3Old High Germanlīsta—
4Proto-Germaniclīstōn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fandōną →Every word from Old High German fantōn →