Where does “Launtenj” come from?

Launtenj (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Enj, from Middle Low German ende, from Old Saxon endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

Launtenj (Plautdietsch): peninsula, land's end

Definitions

  1. peninsula, land's end

Ancestry of “Launtenj”, step by step

Launtenj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Enj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschEnjend
2Middle Low Germanende—
3Old Saxonendiand; end, limit, border
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Plautdietsch Launt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschLauntland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos →
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