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...
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Ancestry of “evensong”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | æfensang | — |
| 2 | Old English | ǣfen | evening |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | ābanþ | evening |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ēbanþs | evening |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁epi | on, at, near |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eps | — |