Where does “fonding” come from?

fonding (Middle English) comes from Old English fandung, from Old English fandian, from Proto-Germanic fandōną, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

Ancestry of “fonding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfandunginvestigation, trial, temptation, test, proof
2Old Englishfandianto try, tempt, prove, test; to examine, explore;...
3Proto-Germanicfandōnąto seek, search for, examine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

Words derived from “fonding”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fandōną →Every word from Old English fandian →