Where does “aftann” come from?

aftann (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse aptann, from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.

aftann (Icelandic): evening

Definitions

  1. evening

Ancestry of “aftann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseaptannan evening
2Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps

Words derived from “aftann

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epiEvery word from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs