Where does “vesper” come from?

vesper (Middle High German) comes 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-.

Ancestry of “vesper”, step by step

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