English
endsay
From end + say.
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
Proto-Germanic *sagjaną ‘to say’
Proto-West Germanic *saggjan ‘to say’
Old English seċġan ‘to say, speak’
Middle English saien
English say
Today it means
noun A final or closing word; conclusion.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / endsay