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Where does “finda” come from?

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

finda (Old Frisian): to find

Definitions

  1. to find

Ancestry of “finda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfinþanto find, discover
2Proto-Germanicfinþanąto find, to discover, to come upon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

Words derived from “finda”

  • fiende
  • finj
  • fine
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