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Where does “unendingly” come from?

unendingly (English) comes from English unending, 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 — on, onto.

unendingly (English): Without end; eternally; in an unending manner

Definitions

  1. Without end; eternally; in an unending manner

Ancestry of “unendingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunendingNot ending; having no end
2EnglishendingA termination or conclusion; The last part of...
3Middle EnglishendingAlternative form of endyng
4Middle EnglishendyngAn ending, termination, or conclusion;...
5Old Englishendung—
6Old Englishendianto end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to...
7Proto-Germanicandijōnąto end, bring to an end, finish
8Proto-Germanicandijazend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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