Where does “gefindan” come from?

gefindan (Old English) comes from Old English ġē, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

gefindan (Old English): to find, to come upon, to meet with; to find by...

Definitions

  1. to find, to come upon, to meet with; to find by...

Ancestry of “gefindan”, step by step

gefindan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġēye
2Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
3Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
4Proto-Germanic-hwe—
5Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Old English findan

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →