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English word origin

Etymology of found

See find.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

Food and lodging; board.

verb

simple past and past participle of find

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

See find.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
verb

To start (an institution or organization). · To begin building. · To use as a foundation; to base.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
verb

To melt, especially of metal or glass in an industrial setting. · To form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mould; to cast.

noun

The period of time when a furnace is at its hottest; the interval in which the furnace is meant to fully melt glass.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰunédti Proto-Italic *hundō Latin fundere Old French fondre Middle French fondrebor. Middle English founden English found From Middle English founden, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere. Cognate with Spanish fundir and hundir, and French fondre.

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