Where does “Abenddämmerung” come from?

Abenddämmerung (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.

Abenddämmerung (German): dusk

Definitions

  1. dusk

Ancestry of “Abenddämmerung”, step by step

Abenddämmerung 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 Dämmerung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDämmerungdusk; dawn; twilight
2Middle High Germandemere—
3Old High Germandemardusk
4Proto-West Germanicþimr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs →