Where does “Abendandacht” come from?

Abendandacht (German) comes from German Abend, 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.

Abendandacht (German): evening prayer; short religious service at the end of the day

Definitions

  1. evening prayer; short religious service at the end of the day

Ancestry of “Abendandacht”, step by step

Abendandacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Abend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbendevening; the time from dusk onwards; The west
2Middle High Germanābent—
3Old High Germanābandevening
4Proto-West Germanicābanþevening
5Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—

via German Andacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAndachtdevotion; devotion, devotions, devotional prayer
2Middle High Germanandāht—
3Old High Germananadāht—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →