Where does “ent” come from?

ent (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ened, from Proto-Germanic anadz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts — duck.

Ancestry of “ent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchened—
2Proto-Germanicanadzduck
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₂tsduck

Words derived from “ent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts →