Where does “avond” come from?

avond (Dutch) comes 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.

avond (Dutch): evening, night

Definitions

  1. evening, night

Ancestry of “avond”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchâvontevening (starting an hour before sunset, considered the start of a new day)
2Old Dutchāvontevening
3Proto-West Germanicābanþevening
4Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—

Words derived from “avond”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →