Where does “Eindhoven” come from?
Eindhoven comes from Middle Dutch Endehoven, a place name of uncertain ultimate origin.
Ancestry of “Eindhoven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Eindhoven | — |
| 2 | Dutch | eind | end; travel distance; a short length of something |
| 3 | Dutch | einde | end |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 5 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |