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Where does “endung” come from?

endung (Old English) comes from Old English endian, 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.

Ancestry of “endung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishendianto end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to...
2Proto-Germanicandijōnąto end, bring to an end, finish
3Proto-Germanicandijazend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “endung”

  • ending
  • unending
  • neverending
  • unendingly
  • unendingness
  • endingless
  • nonending
  • neverendingly
  • ED
  • ED
  • エンディング
  • ED
  • endinge
  • endyng
  • endunge
  • ending
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