Where does “findan” come from?

findan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic finþan, from Proto-Germanic finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

findan (Old High German): to find

Definitions

  1. to find

Ancestry of “findan”, step by step

findan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic finþan

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

via West Germanic finþan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Germanicfinþan—

Words derived from “findan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finþaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic finþan →