finden

German (Berlin)

[ˈfɪndn̩]

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (transitive) to find; to discover
  • (transitive) to think that (something) is (a certain way); to consider (something) to be (a certain way); to find
  • (intransitive) to find one’s way

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German vinden inherited from Old High German findan inherited from Proto-Germanic *finþaną (find, discover) 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

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