Findling

Signification (Anglais)

1. (dated, masculine, strong) foundling
2. (masculine, strong) glacial erratic

Concepts

rocher

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roc

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enfant trouvé

boulder

galet

bloc émoussé

enfant abandonné

bloc erratique

Synonymes

Findelkind

Rollstein

Felsbrocken

Felsblock

Erratiker

Feldstein

Fundkind

Fels

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ausgesetztes Kind

erratischer Block

Traductions

erratic block

foundling

peña

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roca

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rocha

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glacial erratic

rots

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roccia

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rock

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quer

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zwerfsteen

bloque errático

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈfɪntlɪŋ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen haut-allemand: vundelinc

Appartenant à moyen néerlandais: vondelinc

Appartenant à néerlandais: vondeling

Appartenant à Middle Low German: vundelink

Appartenant à moyen anglais: fundeling

Appartenant à anglais: foundling

In summary

From Middle High German vundelinc (“foundling”), equivalent to modern Fund (“a find, finding”) + -ling; later altered after the verb finden (“to find”). The Middle High German form corresponds exactly to Middle Dutch vondelinc (whence Dutch vondeling), Middle Low German vundelink, Middle English fundeling (whence English foundling). These terms may be cognate through West Germanic, though it is noteworthy that none of the languages has an attestation in the oldest stage.