Where does “eveningful” come from?
eveningful (English) comes from English evening, from Middle English evening, from Old English ǣfnung, from Old English ǣfnian, from Old English ǣfen, from Proto-West Germanic ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi.
eveningful (English): An amount that lasts an evening
Definitions
- An amount that lasts an evening
Ancestry of “eveningful”, step by step
eveningful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English evening
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | evening | The time of the day between dusk and night, when... |
| 2 | Middle English | evening | — |
| 3 | Old English | ǣfnung | — |
| 4 | Old English | ǣfnian | — |
| 5 | Old English | ǣfen | evening |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ābanþ | evening |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ēbanþs | evening |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁epi | on, at, near |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eps | — |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |