Where does “Samstagabend” come from?

Samstagabend (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.

Samstagabend (German): Saturday evening

Definitions

  1. Saturday evening

Ancestry of “Samstagabend”, step by step

Samstagabend 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 Samstag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSamstagSaturday
2Middle High GermansameȥtacSaturday
3Old High GermansambaȥtagSaturday
4Gothic𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉—
5Koine Greekσάββατον—
6HebrewשבתShabbat, Sabbath; weekly day of rest; Saturday;...
7Akkadianšapattum15
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs →
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