Etymology

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English end ← Middle English ende ← Old English ende
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeg-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*baką
  3. Proto-West Germanic*bak
  4. Old Englishbæc
  5. Middle Englishbak
  6. Englishback
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂entíos
  9. Proto-Germanic*andijaz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*andī
  11. Old Englishende
  12. Middle Englishende
  13. Englishend
  14. English todaybackend

From back + end.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.