Where does “weekeinde” come from?

weekeinde (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.

weekeinde (Dutch): weekend, Saturday and Sunday

Definitions

  1. weekend, Saturday and Sunday

Ancestry of “weekeinde”, step by step

weekeinde 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 week

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchweekweek; soft, tender, fragile; weak, gentle,...
2Middle Dutchwēkeweek
3Old Dutch*wicaweek
4Proto-West Germanicwikāweek
5Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...
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