Where does “mettled” come from?

mettled (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.

mettled (English): Having mettle or high spirits; ardent

Definitions

  1. Having mettle or high spirits; ardent

Ancestry of “mettled”, step by step

mettled 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 mettle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmettleA quality of endurance and courage; Good...
2Englishmetal"Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where...
3Frenchmétalmetal
4Germanmetallmetal
5Italianmetallometal
6Spanishmetalmetal
7Old Spanishmetalmetal
8Old Frenchmétalmetal material
9Latinmetallummetal; precious metals, especially gold or...
10Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
11Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos