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Where does “-endlīċ” come from?

-endlīċ (Old English) comes from Old English -ende, from Proto-West Germanic *-andī, from Proto-Germanic -andz, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön — sound, voice.

Ancestry of “-endlīċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-endeequivalent of English -ing; suffix for present...
2Proto-West Germanic*-andī—
3Proto-Germanic-andz—
4Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
5Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
6Hungarianönyou
7Hungarianön-self-
8Turkishönfront
9Ottoman Turkishاوك—
10Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “-endlīċ”

  • aberendlic
  • wiþsacendlic
  • acumendlic
  • ametendlic
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