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Where does “endelos” come from?

endelos (Middle High German) comes from Old High German endilōs, from Proto-Germanic andijalausaz, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

Ancestry of “endelos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanendilōs—
2Proto-Germanicandijalausazendless
3Proto-Germanicandijazend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “endelos”

  • endlos
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