Where does “evenglow” come from?

evenglow (English) comes from English Even, from Middle English even, from Old English efn, from Proto-West Germanic ebn, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.

evenglow (English): The glow of sunset in the evening

Definitions

  1. The glow of sunset in the evening

Ancestry of “evenglow”, step by step

evenglow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Even

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEvenAn ethnic Even: a member of an indigenous people...
2Middle Englishevensmoothly, evenly
3Old Englishefnequal, level, even
4Proto-West Germanicebneven, level
5Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

via English glow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglowTo give off light from heat or to emit light as...
2Middle Englishglouen—
3Old Englishglōwanto glow
4Proto-Germanicglōanąto glow
5Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ebnaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ebn →