Where does “Abendgrauen” come from?

Abendgrauen (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.

Abendgrauen (German): dusk, nightfall

Definitions

  1. dusk, nightfall

Ancestry of “Abendgrauen”, step by step

Abendgrauen 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 Grauen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrauenhorror
2Middle High Germangrūwen—
3Old High German(in)grūēn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs →