Where does “vanavond” come from?

vanavond (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.

vanavond (Dutch): tonight, this evening, the evening of the current day (in the future or past)

Definitions

  1. tonight, this evening, the evening of the current day (in the future or past)

Ancestry of “vanavond”, step by step

vanavond 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 van

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvanof; by, of; from
2Middle Dutchvanof; from; out of
3Old Dutchfānoff, from
4Old Saxonfāhanto seize
5Proto-Germanicfanhanąto take, to seize; to capture, to catch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

Words derived from “vanavond”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →