finna

Swedish

/ˈfɪnˌa/

verb-irr
Definitions
  • (slightly) to find, to locate, to discover
  • (formal) to have come a conclusion or opinion

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish finna inherited from Old Norse finna (find) 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

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