Where does “avondval” come from?

avondval (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.

avondval (Dutch): nightfall, sundown

Definitions

  1. nightfall, sundown

Ancestry of “avondval”, step by step

avondval traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch avond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchavondevening, night
2Middle Dutchâvontevening (starting an hour before sunset, considered the start of a new day)
3Old Dutchāvontevening
4Proto-West Germanicābanþevening
5Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—

via Dutch val

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvalA fall; A downfall, demise; A case
2Middle Dutchvalle—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →