Where does “happy ending” come from?
happy ending (English) comes from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos — on, onto.
happy ending (English): A clichéd conclusion in which all loose ends are...
Definitions
- A clichéd conclusion in which all loose ends are...
Ancestry of “happy ending”, step by step
happy ending traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English ending
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 2 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 3 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 4 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 5 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 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 |
via English happy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | happy | Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of... |
| 2 | Middle English | happy | fortunate, happy |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English End
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | End | A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go... |
| 2 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 3 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -s | Derives nouns from roots |