End
/ɛnd/noun
The final point of something; a termination.
Did you know?In ancient cultures, endings were often seen as gateways to transformation, connecting life and death in a perpetual cycle of rebirth.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*endʰ-
“to come to a stop, to finish.”
Old English
OE
endian
“to come to an end, to finish.”
Old Norse
ON
enda
“to finish, to complete.”
Middle English
ME
ende
“the conclusion or termination of something.”
Modern English
English
end
“the final part of something, the point at which something ceases.”