Where does “ブックエンド” come from?
ブックエンド (Japanese) comes from English bookend, from English End, from Middle English ende, from Old English ende, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
ブックエンド (Japanese): a bookend, a pair of bookends
Definitions
- a bookend, a pair of bookends
Ancestry of “ブックエンド”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bookend | A heavy object or moveable support placed at one... |
| 2 | English | End | A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go... |
| 3 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 4 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |