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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/finþaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɸin.θɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*finþaną[1][2]

  1. to find, to discover, to come upon

Inflection
Conjugation of *finþaną (strong class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *finþō*finþaų—*finþai ?
2nd singular *finþizi*finþaiz*finþ*finþazai*finþaizau
3rd singular *finþidi*finþai*finþadau*finþadai*finþaidau
1st dual *finþōz*finþaiw———
2nd dual *finþadiz*finþaidiz*finþadiz——
1st plural *finþamaz*finþaim—*finþandai*finþaindau
2nd plural *finþid*finþaid*finþid*finþandai*finþaindau
3rd plural *finþandi*finþain*finþandau*finþandai*finþaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fanþ*fundį̄
2nd singular *fanst*fundīz
3rd singular *fanþ*fundī
1st dual *fundū*fundīw
2nd dual *fundudiz*fundīdiz
1st plural *fundum*fundīm
2nd plural *fundud*fundīd
3rd plural *fundun*fundīn
present past
participles *finþandz*fundanaz

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*finþan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 142
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*fenþanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 99
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