Where does “endian” come from?

endian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic andijōną, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

endian (Old English): to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to...

Definitions

  1. to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to...

Ancestry of “endian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicandijōnąto end, bring to an end, finish
2Proto-Germanicandijazend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “endian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos →