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

Definitions

  1. evening, eve

Ancestry of “aften”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishaftenevening; night
2Old Danishaftæn—
3Old Norseaptannan evening
4Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—

Words derived from “aften”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs →