Etymology

ending

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Today it means: A termination or conclusion. Full definition →

Middle English endynge ← Old English endung
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ending · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromendung
  2. Middle English · inherited fromendynge
  3. English todayending

From Middle English endynge, endyng, endinge, from Old English endung, ġeendung (“ending”), equivalent to end + -ing. Cognate with Dutch ending (“ending”), German Endung (“ending”).

ending · verb2

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*andijōną“to end”
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*andijōndz
  3. Old English · inherited fromendiende
  4. Middle English · inherited fromending
  5. English todayending

From Middle English ending, endyng, endende, from Old English endiende, from Proto-Germanic *andijōndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *andijōną (“to end”), equivalent to end + -ing.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*andijōną all →

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