Where does “vespering” come from?

vespering (English) comes from Latin vesper, from Proto-Italic *wesperos, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

vespering (English): westward; moving toward the setting sun

Definitions

  1. westward; moving toward the setting sun

Ancestry of “vespering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvesperthe evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the...
2Proto-Italic*wesperos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Italic *wesperos →