Where does “vesper” come from?
Vesper comes from Old French vespre, from Latin vesper meaning evening, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷsperos, ultimately from the root we-.
vesper (English): The bell that summons worshipers to vespers; the...
Definitions
- The bell that summons worshipers to vespers; the...
Ancestry of “vesper”, step by step
vesper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German vesper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | vesper | Vespers service in the late afternoon or early evening |
| 2 | Middle High German | vesper | — |
| 3 | Old High German | vespera | — |
| 4 | Latin | vespera | evening, eventide |
| 5 | Latin | vesper | the evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *wesperos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |
via Old French vespre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | vespre | evening |