Where does “eend” come from?

eend (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ent, from Old Dutch ened, from Proto-Germanic anadz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts — duck.

eend (Dutch): duck, waterfowl of the family Anatidae excluding...

Definitions

  1. duck, waterfowl of the family Anatidae excluding...

Ancestry of “eend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchent—
2Old Dutchened—
3Proto-Germanicanadzduck
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₂tsduck

Words derived from “eend”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts →Every word from Proto-Germanic anadz →Every word from Old Dutch ened →