Where does “ende-day” come from?
ende-day (Middle English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
ende-day (Middle English): The day of a person's death; one's deathday
Definitions
- The day of a person's death; one's deathday
Ancestry of “ende-day”, step by step
ende-day traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English ende
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 2 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Middle English day
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | day | day; daylight, sunlight; epoch, age, period |
| 2 | Old English | dæġ | day, daytime |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
via Old English endedæg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | endedæg | final day, day of death |