Where does “-end” come from?

-end (Old English) 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.

-end (Old English): suffix denoting the agent of an action

Definitions

  1. suffix denoting the agent of an action

Ancestry of “-end”, 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

Words derived from “-end”

Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖn →Every word from Hungarian ön- →Every word from Hungarian ön →