Where does “eend” come from?

eend (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch eend, from Middle Dutch ent, from Old Dutch ened, from Proto-Germanic anadz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts — duck.

eend (Afrikaans): duck

Definitions

  1. duck

Ancestry of “eend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheendduck, waterfowl of the family Anatidae excluding...
2Middle Dutchent—
3Old Dutchened—
4Proto-Germanicanadzduck
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₂tsduck

Words derived from “eend”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts →