Etymology

endless

end·less
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Today it means: Having no end. Full definition →

Middle English endeles ← Old English endelēas ← Proto-Germanic *andijalausaz
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*andijalausaz“endless”
  2. Old English · inherited fromendelēas“endless”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromendeles
  4. English todayendless

From Middle English endeles, from Old English endelēas (“endless”), from Proto-Germanic *andijalausaz (“endless”), equivalent to end + -less.

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