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