Where does “Mittwochabend” come from?
Mittwochabend (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.
Mittwochabend (German): Wednesday evening
Definitions
- Wednesday evening
Ancestry of “Mittwochabend”, step by step
Mittwochabend 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 Mittwoch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mittwoch | Wednesday |
| 2 | Middle High German | mittewoche | Wednesday |
| 3 | Old High German | mittawehha | Wednesday |
| 4 | Ecclesiastical Latin | media hebdomas | — |