fanden
Danish
[ˈfanən], [ˈfæː(æ)n]
noun
Definitions
- (Christianity) devil, Satan
- devil a mean person
Etymology
Inherited from Old Danish fanden derived from Old Frisian fandiand inherited from Proto-Germanic *fandōną (seek, find out, search for, examine, inquire).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*fandōną
Gloss
seek, find out, search for, examine, inquire
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- Fahnder German
- Fahndung German
- fahnden German
- *pent- Proto-Indo-European
- faen Norwegian Bokmål
- *fandōną Proto-Germanic
- fan Swedish
- faen Norwegian Nynorsk
- fandian Old English
- fandung Old English
- fanden Middle English
- fendinn Old Norse
- fantōn Old High German
- vanden Middle High German
- *fandon Old Dutch
- fandiand Old Frisian
- fanden Old Danish