Where does “-ende” come from?
-ende (Danish) comes from Old Norse -andi, from Proto-Germanic -andz, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön, from Ottoman Turkish اوك — sound, voice.
-ende (Danish): equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present...
Definitions
- equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present...
Ancestry of “-ende”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | -andi | used to form present participles of verbs; Forms... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -andz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 4 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 5 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 6 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 7 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 8 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 9 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |