Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/finþan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *finþaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸin.θɑn/

Verb

*finþan

1. to find, discover, come upon

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	*finþan
1st sg. past	*fanþ
3rd pl. past	*fundun
Past ptcple	*fundan
Infinitive	*finþan
Genitive infin.	*finþannjas
Dative infin.	*finþannjē
Instrum. infin.	*finþannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*finþu	*fanþ
2nd singular	*finþiʀi	*fundī
3rd singular	*finþidi	*fanþ
1st plural	*finþum	*fundum
2nd plural	*finþid	*fundud
3rd plural	*finþand	*fundun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*finþē	*fundī
2nd singular	*finþēs	*fundī
3rd singular	*finþē	*fundī
1st plural	*finþēm	*fundīm
2nd plural	*finþēþ	*fundīd
3rd plural	*finþēn	*fundīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*finþ
Plural	*finþid
	Present	Past
Participle	*finþandī	*fundan

Related terms

• *fundōn
• *fundru

Descendants

In the northern descendants, -d- was generalized early on, hindering the effects of the nasal spirant law. Old High German, as well as the Old Saxon variant fīthan, reflect the original voiceless -þ-.

• Old English: findan
  • Middle English: finden
    • Scots: find, fynd
    • English: find
      • → Welsh: ffeindio
• Old Frisian: finda
  • Saterland Frisian: fiende
  • West Frisian: fine
• Old Saxon: findan, fīthan
  • Middle Low German: vinden
    • Low German: finden, finnen
    • Plautdietsch: finje
• Old Dutch: findan
  • Middle Dutch: vinden
    • Dutch: vinden
    • Limburgish: vinje
• Old High German: findan
  • 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)