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Where does “vastlakuu” come from?

vastlakuu (Estonian) comes from Estonian vastlad, from Middle Low German vastelavent, from Middle Low German âvent, from Old Saxon āvand, from Proto-West Germanic ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.

vastlakuu (Estonian): February

Definitions

  1. February

Ancestry of “vastlakuu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvastlad—
2Middle Low Germanvastelavent—
3Middle Low Germanâvent—
4Old Saxonāvand—
5Proto-West Germanicābanþevening
6Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →