Where does “fine” come from?

fine (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian finda, from Proto-Germanic finþan, from Proto-Germanic finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

fine (North Frisian): to find

Definitions

  1. to find

Ancestry of “fine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfindato find
2Proto-Germanicfinþanto find, discover
3Proto-Germanicfinþanąto find, to discover, to come upon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finþaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic finþan →