Where does “endelse” come from?

endelse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish ende, from Old Danish ændæ, from Old Norse endi, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

endelse (Norwegian Bokmål): ending

Definitions

  1. ending

Ancestry of “endelse”, step by step

endelse traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishendeend; point, prong, tine; behind, bottom,...
2Old Danishændæ—
3Old Norseendiend, conclusion
4Proto-Germanicandijazend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old Norse enda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseendato end
2Proto-Germanicandiin addition, furthermore, and
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
5Proto-Indo-European-sDerives nouns from roots

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos →