Where does “evening” come from?
Evening comes from Old English ǽfnung, from Proto-Germanic *aimundiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- meaning to work or toil.
evening (English): The time of the day between dusk and night, when...
Definitions
- The time of the day between dusk and night, when...
Ancestry of “evening”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | evening | — |
| 2 | Old English | ǣfnung | — |
| 3 | Old English | ǣfnian | — |
| 4 | Old English | ǣfen | evening |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ābanþ | evening |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ēbanþs | evening |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁epi | on, at, near |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eps | — |
Words derived from “evening”