Where does “gjenlevende” come from?

gjenlevende (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål levende, from Norwegian Bokmål ende, 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.

gjenlevende (Norwegian Bokmål): surviving

Definitions

  1. surviving

Ancestry of “gjenlevende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållevendealive; live; living
2Norwegian Bokmålendeend; to end
3Old Norseendiend, conclusion
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 →