findan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”).

Verb

findan

1. to find

Inflection

Conjugation of findan (strong class 3)

infinitive	findan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	findu	fand
2nd person singular	findis, findist	fundi
3rd person singular	findit	fand
1st person plural	findon	fundun
2nd person plural	findet	fundut
3rd person plural	findunt	fundun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	finde	fundi
2nd person singular	findes, findest	fundis, fundist
3rd person singular	finde	fundi
1st person plural	finden	fundin
2nd person plural	findet	fundit
3rd person plural	findent	fundint
imperative	present
singular	find
plural	findet
participle	present	past
	findandi	gefundon

Derived terms

• anafindan
• bifindan
• gifindan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: vinden
  • Dutch: vinden
  • Limburgish: vinje

Further reading

• “findan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *finþan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfin.dɑn/

Verb

findan

1. to find, meet

Conjugation

Conjugation of findan (strong class 3)

infinitive	findan	findenne
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	finde	fand
2nd-person singular	finst, fintst	funde
3rd-person singular	fint	fand
plural	findaþ	fundon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	finde	funde
plural	finden	funden
imperative
singular	find
plural	findaþ
participle	present	past
	findende	(ġe)funden

Derived terms

• ġefindan

Descendants

• Middle English: finden
  • English: find
  • Scots: find, fynd

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”). Compare Old Saxon findan, Old Dutch findan, Old English findan, Old Frisian finda, Old Norse finna, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (finþan).

Verb

findan (strong class III)

1. to find

Conjugation

Conjugation of findan (strong class 3)

infinitive	findan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	findu	fand
2nd person singular	findis	fundi
3rd person singular	findit	fand
1st person plural	findem, findemes	fundum, fundumes
2nd person plural	findet	fundut
3rd person plural	findant	fundun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	finde	fundi
2nd person singular	findes	fundis
3rd person singular	finde	fundi
1st person plural	findem, findemes	fundim, fundimes
2nd person plural	findet	fundit
3rd person plural	finden	fundin
imperative	present
singular	find
plural	findet
participle	present	past
	findanti	gifundan

Descendants

• Middle High German: vinden
  • Alemannic German: fianda (Vorarlberg)
  • Bavarian:

    Cimbrian: bènnan, vennen

    Mòcheno: vinnen

  • Central Franconian: fenge
  • German: finden
  • Luxembourgish: fannen
  • Yiddish: געפֿינען‎ (gefinen)

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Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• fīthan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”). Compare Old Dutch findan, Old English findan, Old Frisian finda, Old High German findan, Old Norse finna, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (finþan).

Verb

findan

1. to find

Conjugation

Conjugation of findan (strong class 3)

infinitive	findan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	findu	fand
2nd person singular	findis	fundi
3rd person singular	findid	fand
plural	findad	fundun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	finde	fundi
2nd person singular	findes	fundis
3rd person singular	finde	fundi
plural	finden	fundin
imperative	present
singular	find
plural	findad
participle	present	past
	findandi	gifundan, fundan

Descendants

• Low German: finnen