fahnden.
to search (conduct an investigative search operation, usually for persons or stolen/illegal goods)
Meaning & usage
to search (conduct an investigative search operation, usually for persons or stolen/illegal goods)
Die Polizei fahndet nach den Verdächtigen / dem vermissten Mädchen / der Beute.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German vanden, from Old High German fantōn, from Proto-Germanic *fandōną (“to find out”), from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass, bridge”). The lengthening of the vowel is irregular; compare ahnden.
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