Where does “avondschemering” come from?
avondschemering (Dutch) comes 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.
avondschemering (Dutch): dusk, evening twilight
Definitions
- dusk, evening twilight
Ancestry of “avondschemering”, step by step
avondschemering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch avond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | avond | evening, night |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | âvont | evening (starting an hour before sunset, considered the start of a new day) |
| 3 | Old Dutch | āvont | evening |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ābanþ | evening |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ēbanþs | evening |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁epi | on, at, near |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eps | — |
via Dutch schemering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schemering | dusk, twilight |
| 2 | Dutch | -ing | Creates action nouns referring to the performance... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -inge | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -inga | — |