Findling

Meaning

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

Concepts

erratic block

foundling

glacial erratic

rock

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erratic

abandoned child

boulder

Synonyms

Findelkind

Rollstein

Felsbrocken

Felsblock

Erratiker

Feldstein

Fundkind

Fels

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ausgesetztes Kind

erratischer Block

Translations

peña

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bloque errático

roc

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roca

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quer

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enfant trouvé

rots

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zwerfsteen

roccia

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rocher

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rocha

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saxum

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɪntlɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: vundelinc

Cognate with Middle Dutch: vondelinc

Cognate with Dutch: vondeling

Cognate with Middle Low German: vundelink

Cognate with Middle English: fundeling

Cognate with English: 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.