Where does “Nedereind” come from?

Nedereind (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

Ancestry of “Nedereind”, step by step

Nedereind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch ende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchendeand; end
2Old Dutchendiend
3Proto-West Germanicandīend
4Proto-Germanicandijazend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Middle Dutch neder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnederdown, downwards; down low; below, beneath
2Old Dutchnitherdown
3Proto-West Germanic*niþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
5Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos →