Where does “hálfendir” come from?
hálfendir (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.
hálfendir (Icelandic): half cadence
Ancestry of “hálfendir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | endir | end, ending, conclusion |
| 2 | Old Norse | endir | end, conclusion |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |