Where does “finden” come from?

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

finden (Middle English): to find; to discover

Definitions

  1. to find; to discover

Ancestry of “finden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfindanto find, meet
2Proto-West Germanicfinþanto find, to discover, to come upon
3Proto-Germanicfinþanąto find, to discover, to come upon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

Words derived from “finden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finþaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic finþan →