fandian
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to try, tempt, prove, test
- to examine, explore; seek, research
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *fandōną (seek, find out, search for, examine, inquire) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (go, pass, path, bridge, walk, way, drive away, send forth, path bridge, banish, come, rush, strive).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pent-
Gloss
go, pass, path, bridge, walk, way, drive away, send forth, path bridge, banish, come, rush, strive
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
歩
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- fand English
- mistry English
- overtry English
- retry English
- triable English
- tried English
- trier English
- triest English
- trieth English
- try English
- try pot English
- tryhard English
- trying English
- tryless English
- tryscorer English
- tryscoring English
- trysquare English
- trywork English
- ponticello Italian
- Πόντος Ancient Greek
- πάτος Ancient Greek
- πατέω Ancient Greek
- ποντοπόρος Ancient Greek
- *(s)pent- Proto-Indo-European
- *p(o)nt-h₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *pent- Proto-Indo-European
- *pn̥tstós Proto-Indo-European
- *pónteh₁s Proto-Indo-European
- *póntoh₁s Proto-Indo-European
- *fandōną Proto-Germanic
- *finþaną Proto-Germanic
- *fundiz Proto-Germanic
- *funsijaną Proto-Germanic
- トライ Japanese
- oppfinnar Norwegian Nynorsk
- fandung Old English
- अर्धपथ Sanskrit
- अर्धपथे Sanskrit
- fanden Middle English
- fanding Middle English
- trien Middle English
- fundr Old Norse
- fýsinn Old Norse
- fanden Danish
- fantōn Old High German
- tray Malay
- vanden Middle High German
- טרײַען Yiddish
- *fanþijō gmw-pro
- *fandon Old Dutch
- pantha Pali
- *patʰás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- fandiand Old Frisian
- traim Tok Pisin
- fanden Old Danish
- pad West Flemish
- پونده Pashto, Pushto