Where does “godaften” come from?

godaften (Danish) comes 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.

godaften (Danish): good evening

Definitions

  1. good evening

Ancestry of “godaften”, step by step

godaften traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish aften

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishaftenevening; night
2Old Danishaftæn—
3Old Norseaptannan evening
4Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—

via Danish goð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgoðgood
2Old Danishgoþærgood
3Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
4Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs →