Where does “des avonds” come from?

des avonds (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.

des avonds (Dutch): Archaic form of 's avonds

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of 's avonds

Ancestry of “des avonds”, step by step

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—

Words derived from “des avonds”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs →