Where does “Zwaagwesteinde” come from?

Zwaagwesteinde (Dutch) comes from Dutch einde, 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 “Zwaagwesteinde”, step by step

Zwaagwesteinde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch einde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheindeend
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 west

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwestwest; westwards
2Middle Dutchwest
3Old Dutchwest
4Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
5Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-
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