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Where does “ennet” come from?

ennet (English) comes from Middle English enede, 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.

ennet (English): Duck; drake; The common eider; The kittiwake

Definitions

  1. Duck; drake; The common eider; The kittiwake

Ancestry of “ennet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishenedeAlternative form of ende
2Middle EnglishendeThe end or finishing of a thing; the terminal...
3Old Englishendeend, limit, border, corner
4Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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