Where does “Abendläuten” come from?

Abendläuten (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.

Abendläuten (German): evening bell, curfew

Definitions

  1. evening bell, curfew

Ancestry of “Abendläuten”, step by step

Abendläuten 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 lauten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanlautenTo sound; To read
2Middle High Germanliuten—
3Old High Germanhlūten—
4Proto-Germanic*hlūdijan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs →