English word end comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entí, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos (Front, forehead.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*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§ion=new&preloadtitle=%5B%5Bend%5D%5D +]) this sense?) The initial or (especially) the terminal point of something in [...] |