Etymology

endsome

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Today it means: Pertaining to, indicating, or characterising the end; endly; terminal. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *samaz ← Proto-Indo-European *somHós ← English end
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂entíos
  3. Proto-Germanic*andijaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*andī
  5. Old Englishende
  6. Middle Englishende
  7. Englishend
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  10. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  11. English todayendsome

From end + -some.

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