Where does “finna” come from?

finna (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

finna (Old Norse): to find

Definitions

  1. to find

Ancestry of “finna”, step by step

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

Words derived from “finna”

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