finden
Middle English
/ˈfiːndən/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to find; to discover
Etymology
Inherited from Old English findan (find) inherited from Proto-Germanic *finþaną (find, discover).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*finþaną
Gloss
find, discover
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- befind English
- faultfind English
- find English
- findability English
- findable English
- finder English
- findest English
- findeth English
- findfault English
- finding English
- findless English
- findspot English
- newfind English
- outfind English
- refind English
- unfindability English
- *pent- Proto-Indo-European
- *pontHo- Proto-Indo-European
- *finþaną Proto-Germanic
- befindan Old English
- findan Old English
- findig Old English
- gefindan Old English
- onfindan Old English
- ġefyndiġ Old English
- fundie Middle English
- finna Old Norse
- ffeindio Welsh
- findan Old High German
- 𐍆𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *finþan gmw-pro
- findan Old Dutch
- findan Old Saxon
- finda Old Frisian