Where does “Freitagabend” come from?
Freitagabend (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.
Freitagabend (German): Friday evening
Definitions
- Friday evening
Ancestry of “Freitagabend”, step by step
Freitagabend 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 Freitag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Freitag | Friday |
| 2 | Middle High German | vrītac | Friday |
| 3 | Old High German | frīatag | Friday |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Frījā dag | — |
| 5 | Latin | dīēs Veneris | Friday |
| 6 | Latin | Veneris | — |