Where does “endlich” come from?

endlich (German) comes from German ende, from Middle High German ende — end.

endlich (German): finite, limited; eventually, at last, finally,...

Definitions

  1. finite, limited; eventually, at last, finally,...

Ancestry of “endlich”, step by step

endlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German ende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanendeinflection of enden: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanendeend

via Middle High German endelīch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanendelīchfinal

Words derived from “endlich”

Every word from Middle High German ende →Every word from German ende →