Etymograph

English

findy

Findy comes from Old English findiġ ‘considerable, good, heavy’, from findan ‘to find’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pontHo-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pontHo-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*finþaną‘to find, to discover, to come upon’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*finþanreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150findan‘to find’
  5. Old English, derivedc. 450–1150findiġ‘considerable, good, heavy’
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500findiȝ
  7. Englishtodayfindy

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pontHo-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*finþaną‘to find, to discover, to come upon’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*finþanreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150findan‘to find’
  5. Old English, derivedc. 450–1150findiġ‘considerable, good, heavy’
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500findiȝ
  7. Englishtodayfindy

Linked words

through Old English findan ‘to find’

finding, 2 more

Today it means

adj full; heavy; firm; solid; substantial; plentiful

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pontHo- / findy

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