English word ending comes from English end

Detailed word origin of ending

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
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 [...]
ending	English (eng)	(grammar) The last morpheme of a word, added to some base to make an inflected form (such as -ing in "ending").. A termination or conclusion.. The last part of something.