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Where does “End” come from?

End (English) comes from Middle English ende, from Old English ende, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

End (English): A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go...

Definitions

  1. A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go...

Ancestry of “End”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishendeThe end or finishing of a thing; the terminal...
2Old Englishendeend, limit, border, corner
3Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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