English
endly
Endly comes from Middle English endely ‘final’, and goes back to ende.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ende
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500endelyas endly‘final’
- Englishearliest quotation 1833endly
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ende
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500endelyas endly‘final’
- Englishearliest quotation 1833endly
Earliest quotation: 1833, Luke Howard: “The rains, which are still falling, have endly allayed…”
Formed from end + -ly
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
Linked words
through Middle English ende
Today it means
adj Final, terminal; of or pertaining to the end; conclusive.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English ende / endly