Where does “abendländisch” come from?
abendländisch (German) comes from German Abendland, 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.
abendländisch (German): occidental
Definitions
- occidental
Ancestry of “abendländisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abendland | The Western world; Christendom |
| 2 | German | Abend | evening; the time from dusk onwards; The west |
| 3 | Middle High German | ābent | — |
| 4 | Old High German | āband | evening |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ābanþ | evening |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ēbanþs | evening |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁epi | on, at, near |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eps | — |