Where does “finna” come from?

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

finna (Old Swedish): to find; to notice; to deem, consider

Definitions

  1. to find; to notice; to deem, consider

Ancestry of “finna”, step by step

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

Words derived from “finna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finþaną →Every word from Old Norse finna →