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	fund

Derived terms

• anafindan
• bifindan

Descendants

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

Further reading

• “findan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old English

Etymology

From North Sea Germanic *findan, from West Germanic *finþan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”). Compare Old Frisian finda (West Frisian fine), Old Saxon findan (Low German finden), Old Dutch findan (Dutch vinden), Old High German findan (German finden), Old Norse finna (Danish finde, Swedish finna), Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (finþan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfin.dɑn/

Verb

findan

1. to find, meet

Conjugation

Conjugation of findan (strong class 3)

infinitive	findan	findenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	finde	fand
second person singular	finst, fintst	funde
third person singular	fint	fand
plural	findaþ	fundon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
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, findo	fand
2nd person singular	findis, findist	fundi
3rd person singular	findit	fand
1st person plural	findem, findemēs	fundum, fundumēs
2nd person plural	findet	fundut
3rd person plural	findant	fundun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	finde	fundi
2nd person singular	findēs, findēst	fundīs, fundīst
3rd person singular	finde	fundi
1st person plural	findēm, findemēs	fundīm, fundīmēs
2nd person plural	findēt	fundīt
3rd person plural	findēn	fundīn
imperative	present
singular	find
plural	findet
participle	present	past
	findanti	fund

Descendants

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

    Cimbrian: vènnan, bènnan, vennen, vintan

    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