Where does “harem ending” come from?
harem 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.
harem ending (English): The ending of a hentai or pornhwa in which the protagonist ends up partnered with all or several of the potential love interests encountered in the story
Definitions
- The ending of a hentai or pornhwa in which the protagonist ends up partnered with all or several of the potential love interests encountered in the story
Ancestry of “harem ending”, step by step
harem ending traces back through two 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 |