Where does “ende” come from?

ende (Swedish) comes from Swedish en, from Old Swedish ēn, from Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ende (Swedish): (the) only (one), masculine form of enda

Definitions

  1. (the) only (one), masculine form of enda

Ancestry of “ende”, step by step

ende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishenone; "object form of" man; one; "the indefinite...
2Old Swedishēnone
3Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Swedish de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdethey; Pronunciation spelling of det; the, a...
2Old Norseþeirthose; they
3Proto-Germanicþaithey; those; nominative plural masculine of *sa
4Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
5Proto-Indo-Europeanthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Proto-Germanic ainazEvery word from Old Norse einn