Where does “spätabends” come from?
spätabends (German) comes from German abends, 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.
spätabends (German): late in the evening
Definitions
- late in the evening
Ancestry of “spätabends”, step by step
spätabends traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German abends
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | abends | in the evening, at night, see Abend; p.m.,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | ābendes | — |
| 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 | — |