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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	fandung	investigation, trial, temptation, test, proof
2	Old English	fandian	to try, tempt, prove, test; to examine, explore;...
3	Proto-Germanic	fandōną	to seek, search for, examine
4	Proto-Indo-European	pent-	to pass; path

Words derived from “fonding”

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