Where does “-ende” come from?

-ende (Norwegian) comes from Proto-Germanic -andz, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön, from Ottoman Turkish اوك, from Proto-Turkic ǖn — sound, voice.

-ende (Norwegian): equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present...

Definitions

  1. equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present...

Ancestry of “-ende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-andz—
2Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
3Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
4Hungarianönyou
5Hungarianön-self-
6Turkishönfront
7Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
8Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖn →Every word from Hungarian ön- →Every word from Hungarian ön →