Where does “beëindiging” come from?

beëindiging (Dutch) comes from Dutch beëindigen, from Dutch be-, from Middle Dutch be-, from Old Dutch be-, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.

beëindiging (Dutch): cessation, termination, ending

Definitions

  1. cessation, termination, ending

Ancestry of “beëindiging”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeëindigento end, to finish, to conclude; to put a stop to
2Dutchbe-Used to indicate that a verb is acting on a...
3Middle Dutchbe-A verb prefix with a variety of meanings
4Old Dutchbe-
5Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
6Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-