Where does “Abendkleid” come from?
Abendkleid (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.
Abendkleid (German): evening dress
Definitions
- evening dress
Ancestry of “Abendkleid”, step by step
Abendkleid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Abend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abend | evening; the time from dusk onwards; The west |
| 2 | Middle High German | ābent | — |
| 3 | Old High German | āband | evening |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ābanþ | evening |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ēbanþs | evening |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁epi | on, at, near |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eps | — |
via German kleid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kleid | dress, gown kind of woman's garment |
| 2 | Middle High German | kleit | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kleid | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþą | cloth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |