Where does “evensong” come from?

evensong (English) comes from Old English æfensang, from Old English ǣfen, from Proto-West Germanic ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.

evensong (English): A religious service, most commonly seen in the...

Definitions

  1. A religious service, most commonly seen in the...

Ancestry of “evensong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishæfensangVespers, vespers
2Old Englishǣfenevening
3Proto-West Germanicābanþevening
4Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs →