Where does “eindspel” come from?
eindspel (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.
eindspel (Dutch): endgame
Definitions
- endgame
Ancestry of “eindspel”, step by step
eindspel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch eind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eind | end; travel distance; a short length of something |
| 2 | Dutch | einde | end |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 4 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch spel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spel | game; playing |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | spellen | to explain; to spell, to predict; to mean, to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | spellon | to explain |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spellōną | to talk, tell, recount |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spellą | news, message; tale, story |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |