Where does “Abend” come from?

Abend (German) comes from Middle High German ābent, from Old High German āband, from Proto-West Germanic ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.

Abend (German): evening; the time from dusk onwards; The west

Definitions

  1. evening; the time from dusk onwards; The west

Ancestry of “Abend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanābent—
2Old High Germanābandevening
3Proto-West Germanicābanþevening
4Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—

Words derived from “Abend”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →