Where does “finna” come from?
finna (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish finna, from Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.
finna (Swedish): to find, to locate, to discover; to have come a...
Definitions
- to find, to locate, to discover; to have come a...
Ancestry of “finna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | finna | to find; to notice; to deem, consider |
| 2 | Old Norse | finna | to find |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | finþaną | to find, to discover, to come upon |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pent- | to pass; path |
Words derived from “finna”