Where does “aften” come from?
aften (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish aften, from Old Danish aftæn, from Old Norse aptann, from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.
aften (Norwegian Bokmål): evening, eve
Ancestry of “aften”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | aften | evening; night |
| 2 | Old Danish | aftæn | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | aptann | an evening |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ēbanþs | evening |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁epi | on, at, near |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eps | — |
Words derived from “aften”