Where does “vägs ände” come from?

vägs ände (Swedish) comes from Swedish ände, from Old Norse endir, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

vägs ände (Swedish): the end of the road (often in the sense of having exhausted all possibilities or going away), (sometimes) the end of one's rope

Definitions

  1. the end of the road (often in the sense of having exhausted all possibilities or going away), (sometimes) the end of one's rope

Ancestry of “vägs ände”, step by step

vägs ände traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ände

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishändean end
2Old Norseendirend, conclusion
3Proto-Germanicandijazend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Swedish vägs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvägs—
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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