Where does “hieroglyphed” come from?

hieroglyphed (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.

hieroglyphed (English): Inscribed with hieroglyphs

Definitions

  1. Inscribed with hieroglyphs

Ancestry of “hieroglyphed”, step by step

hieroglyphed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ED

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEDInitialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of...
2Japaneseエンディングending, especially of a broadcast or performance
3EnglishendingA termination or conclusion; The last part of...
4Middle EnglishendingAlternative form of endyng
5Middle EnglishendyngAn ending, termination, or conclusion;...
6Old Englishendungending
7Old Englishendianto end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to...
8Proto-Germanicandijōnąto end, bring to an end, finish
9Proto-Germanicandijazend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English hieroglyph

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhieroglyphAn element of an ideographic writing system; Any...
2Englishhieroglyphica writing system of ancient Egypt, Minoans, Maya...
3Frenchhiéroglyphiquehieroglyphic
4Latinhieroglyphicushieroglyphic
5Ancient Greekἱερογλυφικόςhieroglyphic, pertaining to hieroglyphs
6Ancient Greekἱερόγλυφοςcarver of hieroglyphics
7Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
8Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos