Where does “Polterabend” come from?

Polterabend (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.

Polterabend (German): wedding-eve party

Definitions

  1. wedding-eve party

Ancestry of “Polterabend”, step by step

Polterabend 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 poltern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpolternto rumble; to rant
2Middle High Germanbuldern—
3Middle Low Germanbolderen—

Words derived from “Polterabend”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs →