Where does “vindan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vindan”, step by step

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