Where does “aftes” come from?

aftes (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål aften, from Danish aften, from Old Danish aftæn, from Old Norse aptann, from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.

aftes (Danish): i aftes, i går aftes – last night, yestereve,...

Definitions

  1. i aftes, i går aftes – last night, yestereve,...

Ancestry of “aftes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålaftenevening, eve
2Danishaftenevening; night
3Old Danishaftæn
4Old Norseaptannan evening
5Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epiEvery word from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs