Where does “enden” come from?

enden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch enden, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

enden (Middle Dutch): to end, to make end; to end, to come to an end

Definitions

  1. to end, to make end; to end, to come to an end

Ancestry of “enden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchendento end, to make end
2Old Dutchendiend
3Proto-West Germanicandīend
4Proto-Germanicandijazend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
7Proto-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 →