fand

English

verb
Definitions
  • (obsolete) To seek (to do a thing); try; attempt; endeavour.
  • (obsolete) To test; examine; make a trial of; prove.
  • (obsolete) To put someone through a trial; test; tempt; entice.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fanden inherited from Old English fandian (tempt, try, examine, search out, attempt, explore, test, experience, visit, seek to know) 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

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