Dutch Low Saxon

Verb

finden

1. to find

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vinden, from Old High German findan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- ‎(“to go, pass; path, bridge”). Compare Low German finden, Dutch vinden, English find, Danish finde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɪndn̩], [ˈfɪndən]
• Rhymes: -ɪndn̩

Verb

finden ‎(class 3 strong, third-person singular simple present findet, past tense fand, past participle gefunden, past subjunctive fände, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to find; to discover
2. (transitive, with a noun phrase and a predicate adjective) to think that (something) is (a certain way); to consider (something) to be (a certain way); to find
3. (intransitive) to find one’s way

Conjugation

Derived terms

• abfinden
• auffinden
• befinden
• einfinden
• empfinden
• erfinden
• herausfinden

Middle English

Verb

finden (third-person singular simple present findeth, present participle findende, simple past fond, funde, past participle funden, yfunden)

1. (transitive) to find; to discover

Conjugation

Descendants

• English: find
• Scots: find, fynd