Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fundiz

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸun.diz/

Etymology 1

Verbal adjective derived from the weak preterite (perfect) stem of *finþaną (“to find”).

Adjective

*fundiz

2. able to be found, findable
3. pertaining to finding

Inflection

Declension of *fundiz (i-stem)

strong declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*fundiz	*fundijai	*fundī	*fundijôz	*fundį, *-jatō	*fundijō
accusative	*fundijanǭ	*fundijanz	*fundijǭ	*fundijōz	*fundį, *-jatō	*fundijō
genitive	*fundijas, *fundīs	*fundijaizǫ̂	*fundijaizōz	*fundijaizǫ̂	*fundijas, *fundīs	*fundijaizǫ̂
dative	*fundijammai	*fundijaimaz	*fundijaizōi	*fundijaimaz	*fundijammai	*fundijaimaz
instrumental	*fundijanō	*fundijaimiz	*fundijaizō	*fundijaimiz	*fundijanō	*fundijaimiz
weak declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*fundijô	*fundijaniz	*fundijǭ	*fundijōniz	*fundijô	*fundijōnō
accusative	*fundijanų	*fundijanunz	*fundijōnų	*fundijōnunz	*fundijô	*fundijōnō
genitive	*fundīniz	*fundijanǫ̂	*fundijōniz	*fundijōnǫ̂	*fundīniz	*fundijanǫ̂
dative	*fundīni	*fundijammaz	*fundijōni	*fundijōmaz	*fundīni	*fundijammaz
instrumental	*fundīnē	*fundijammiz	*fundijōnē	*fundijōmiz	*fundīnē	*fundijammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *fundī
  • Old English: *fynde
    • ⇒ Old English: ēaþfynde (“easy to find”) (+ ēaþe (“easy”))
• Old Norse: *fyndr
  • ⇒ Old Norse: einfyndr

Etymology 2

A zero-grade oxytone noun derived from *finþaną (“to find”).

Alternative forms

• *fundaz

Noun

*fundiz m

2. a find, finding

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *fundiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fundiz	*fundīz
vocative	*fundi	*fundīz
accusative	*fundį	*fundinz
genitive	*fundīz	*fundijǫ̂
dative	*fundī	*fundimaz
instrumental	*fundī	*fundimiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *fundi
  • Old Frisian: fynd
• Old Norse: fundr, fyndr
  • Icelandic: fundur
  • Faroese: fundur
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: funn
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: funn
  • Old Swedish: funder m, fund f or n
    • Swedish: fynd n
  • Old Danish: fynd
    • Danish: fund c or n (common gender now obsolete)