Where does “aftensmat” come from?

aftensmat (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål aften, 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.

aftensmat (Norwegian Bokmål): supper

Definitions

  1. supper

Ancestry of “aftensmat”, step by step

aftensmat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål aften

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålaftenevening, eve
2Danishaftenevening; night
3Old Danishaftæn—
4Old Norseaptannan evening
5Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—

via Norwegian Bokmål mat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmatfood; imperative of mate
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs →