Where does “endemorene” come from?

endemorene (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

endemorene (Norwegian Nynorsk): a terminal moraine

Definitions

  1. a terminal moraine

Ancestry of “endemorene”, step by step

endemorene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk ende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskendeend; Alternative form of enda
2Old Norseendiend, conclusion
3Proto-Germanicandijazend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Norwegian Nynorsk morene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmorenemoraine
2Frenchmorainemoraine
3Italianmorenamoraine, glacial till, drift
4Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
5Old Latinmoerus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →