Where does “saans” come from?
saans (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch 's avonds, from Dutch des avonds, from Dutch avond, from Middle Dutch âvont, from Old Dutch āvont, from Proto-West Germanic ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi.
saans (Afrikaans): in the evening
Definitions
- in the evening
Ancestry of “saans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | 's avonds | in the evening |
| 2 | Dutch | des avonds | Archaic form of 's avonds |
| 3 | Dutch | avond | evening, night |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | âvont | evening (starting an hour before sunset, considered the start of a new day) |
| 5 | Old Dutch | āvont | evening |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ābanþ | evening |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ēbanþs | evening |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁epi | on, at, near |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eps | — |