English
Southend
From south + end.
Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ ~ *sh₂wén-
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Proto-Germanic *sunþrą
Proto-West Germanic *sunþr ‘southern’
Old English sūþ
Middle English south ‘south’
English south
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘face, forehead, front’
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Proto-Germanic *andijaz ‘end’
Proto-West Germanic *andī ‘end’
Old English ende ‘end’
Middle English ende ‘end’
English end
Today it means
name Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see south, end.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Southend