Where does “vesper” come from?

vesper (German) comes from Middle High German vesper, from Old High German vespera, from Latin vespera, from Latin vesper, from Proto-Italic *wesperos, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

vesper (German): Vespers service in the late afternoon or early evening

Definitions

  1. Vespers service in the late afternoon or early evening

Ancestry of “vesper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvesper—
2Old High Germanvespera—
3Latinvesperaevening, eventide
4Latinvesperthe evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the...
5Proto-Italic*wesperos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

Words derived from “vesper”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Italic *wesperos →