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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | vespera | — |
| 2 | Latin | vespera | evening, eventide |
| 3 | Latin | vesper | the evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *wesperos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |
Words derived from “vesper”