Where does “Oostende” come from?

Oostende (Dutch) comes from Dutch ende, 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 “Oostende”, step by step

Oostende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchendeAlternative form of en
2Middle Dutchendeand; end
3Old Dutchendiend
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch oost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoosteast; eastwards
2Middle Dutchoost—
3Old Dutchōst—
4Old Norseaustreast
5Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
6Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
7Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east

Words derived from “Oostende”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →