Where does “aðalendir” come from?

aðalendir (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic endir, from Old Norse endir, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

aðalendir (Icelandic): authentic cadence

Definitions

  1. authentic cadence

Ancestry of “aðalendir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicendirend, ending, conclusion
2Old Norseendirend, conclusion
3Proto-Germanicandijazend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos →
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