Where does “fahnden” come from?
fahnden (German) comes from Middle High German vanden, from Old High German fantōn, from Proto-Germanic fandōną, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.
fahnden (German): to search
Ancestry of “fahnden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | vanden | — |
| 2 | Old High German | fantōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fandōną | to seek, search for, examine |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pent- | to pass; path |
Words derived from “fahnden”