Find
/faɪnd/noun
To discover, locate, or come upon something after searching.
Did you know?The word comes from an old Germanic root meaning to come upon or reach by going, so the idea of “finding” was originally tied to movement and arrival, not just searching.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pent-
“to tread, go, pass over”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*finþaną
“to come upon, discover, experience”
Old English
OE
findan
“to find, discover, obtain”
Middle English
ME
finden
“to find, discover”
Modern English
English
find
“to discover, locate, or come upon”