Where does “Donnerstagabend” come from?

Donnerstagabend (German) comes from German Donnerstag, from Middle High German donerstac, from Old High German donarestag, from Proto-Germanic *Þunras dag, from Latin dies iovis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Donnerstagabend (German): Thursday evening

Definitions

  1. Thursday evening

Ancestry of “Donnerstagabend”, step by step

Donnerstagabend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Donnerstag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDonnerstagThursday
2Middle High GermandonerstacThursday
3Old High GermandonarestagThursday
4Proto-Germanic*Þunras dag—
5Latindies iovisThursday
6LatindiēsA day, particularly
7Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
8Proto-Italic*djous—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →