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

Definitions

  1. to search

Ancestry of “fahnden”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fahnden”

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