Where does “eveningish” come from?
eveningish (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.
eveningish (English): Resembling or characteristic of the evening
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of the evening
Ancestry of “eveningish”, step by step
eveningish 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 ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |