Where does “ハッピーエンディング” come from?
ハッピーエンディング (Japanese) comes from English happy ending, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną, from Proto-Germanic andijaz — on, onto.
ハッピーエンディング (Japanese): Synonym of ハッピーエンド
Ancestry of “ハッピーエンディング”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | happy ending | A clichéd conclusion in which all loose ends are... |
| 2 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 3 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 4 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 5 | Old English | endung | — |
| 6 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |