Where does “eindstreep” come from?

eindstreep (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.

eindstreep (Dutch): finish line

Definitions

  1. finish line

Ancestry of “eindstreep”, step by step

eindstreep traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch einde

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

via Dutch streep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstreepstripe; a short stroke
2Middle Dutchstrepe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →