Where does “abends” come from?
abends (German) comes from Middle High German ābendes, 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.
abends (German): in the evening, at night, see Abend; p.m.,...
Definitions
- in the evening, at night, see Abend; p.m.,...
Ancestry of “abends”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | ābendes | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | ābent | — |
| 3 | Old High German | āband | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ābanþ | evening |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ēbanþs | evening |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁epi | on, at, near |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eps | — |
Words derived from “abends”