English word end comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entí, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos (Front, forehead.)

Detailed word origin of end

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
*h₂entí	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*h₂entíos	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)	Front, forehead.
*andijaz	Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)	End.
ende	Old English (ang)	End, limit, border, corner.
ende	Middle English (enm)	End.
end	English (eng)	(ergative) To finish, terminate. (American football) The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight end, a split end, a defensive end.. (Can we clean up([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wiktionary%3ARequests+for+cleanup&action=edit&section=new&preloadtitle=%5B%5Bend%5D%5D +]) this sense?) The initial or (especially) the terminal point of something in [...]

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