Where does “i den lange ende” come from?

i den lange ende (Danish) comes from Danish ende, from Old Danish ændæ, from Old Norse endi, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

i den lange ende (Danish): in a longer perspective

Definitions

  1. in a longer perspective

Ancestry of “i den lange ende”, step by step

i den lange ende traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishendeend; point, prong, tine; behind, bottom,...
2Old Danishændæ
3Old Norseendiend, conclusion
4Proto-Germanicandijazend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Danish den

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdenthe; that, the; it
2Old Norseþann
3Old Norsethis, that; to sow; saw, "first or third-person...
4Proto-Germanic*sa
5Proto-Austronesian*əsa
6Proto-Oceanic*isa

via Danish lange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlangeling, common ling the fish
2Old Norselangato long for; ling; inflection of langr: ## strong...
3Proto-GermaniclangōnąTo desire; long for
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-