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Where does “ābendes” come from?

ābendes (Middle High German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “ābendes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanābent—
2Old High Germanāband—
3Proto-West Germanicābanþevening
4Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—

Words derived from “ābendes”

  • abends
  • spätabends
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →