Where does “Feierabend” come from?

Feierabend (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.

Feierabend (German): The evening before a holiday, eve; Quitting time,...

Definitions

  1. The evening before a holiday, eve; Quitting time,...

Ancestry of “Feierabend”, step by step

Feierabend 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 feier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeierinflection of feiern: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanvirecelebration
3Old High Germanfīracelebration
4Latinfēriaea holy day; a festival; a holiday

Words derived from “Feierabend”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →
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