Where does “Abendrot” come from?

Abendrot (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.

Abendrot (German): Red color of the sky around the time of sunset

Definitions

  1. Red color of the sky around the time of sunset

Ancestry of “Abendrot”, step by step

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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →