Where does “-end” come from?
-end (German) comes from Middle High German -end, from Old High German -enti, from Proto-Germanic -andz, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön — sound, voice.
-end (German): A suffix forming the present participle of German...
Definitions
- A suffix forming the present participle of German...
Ancestry of “-end”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | -end | — |
| 2 | Old High German | -enti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -andz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 5 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 6 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 7 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 8 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 9 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 10 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |