Where does “eventide” come from?

Eventide comes from Old English ǣfentīd, combining Old English ǣfen from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi and h₁eps.

eventide (English): evening

Definitions

  1. evening

Ancestry of “eventide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englisheventydeevening
2Old Englishǣfentīd—
3Old Englishǣfenevening
4Proto-West Germanicābanþevening
5Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs →
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