Where does “eind” come from?

eind (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.

eind (Dutch): end; travel distance; a short length of something

Definitions

  1. end; travel distance; a short length of something

Ancestry of “eind”, step by step

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

Words derived from “eind”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →