Where does “ändamål” come from?
ändamål (Swedish) comes from Swedish ända, from Swedish än, from English on, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.
ändamål (Swedish): purpose
Definitions
- purpose
Ancestry of “ändamål”, step by step
ändamål traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ända
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ända | all the way; buttock, behind; end |
| 2 | Swedish | än | still, yet; no matter; than; in comparisons,... |
| 3 | English | on | In the state of being active, functioning or... |
| 4 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 5 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |