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Where does “endlos” come from?

endlos (German) comes from Middle High German endelos, from Old High German endilōs, from Proto-Germanic andijalausaz, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

endlos (German): endless

Definitions

  1. endless

Ancestry of “endlos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanendelos—
2Old High Germanendilōs—
3Proto-Germanicandijalausazendless
4Proto-Germanicandijazend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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