Where does “eindexamen” come from?

eindexamen (Dutch) comes from Dutch eind, 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- — on, onto.

eindexamen (Dutch): final exam

Definitions

  1. final exam

Ancestry of “eindexamen”, step by step

eindexamen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch eind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheindend; travel distance; a short length of something
2Dutcheindeend
3Middle Dutchendeand; end
4Old Dutchendiend
5Proto-West Germanicandīend
6Proto-Germanicandijazend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch examen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchexamenexamination
2Middle Dutchexamen
3Latinexamenswarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a...
4Latinexagmen
5Latinagōto act, to behave
6Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-