Where does “endå” come from?

endå (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse enda, 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.

endå (Norwegian Nynorsk): still; even, still

Definitions

  1. still; even, still

Ancestry of “endå”, step by step

endå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old Norse enn þá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseenn þá—

Words derived from “endå”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →