English

anend

From on- + end.

Formed from on- + end

Proto-Indo-European *ano-

Proto-Germanic *an-

Proto-West Germanic *ana- ‘Forming verbs and adjectives from participles…’

English on-

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

adv On end; in an upright position.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.