Where does “æfen” come from?
æfen (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.
æfen (Old English): evening; eve: the day/evening/night before...
Definitions
- evening; eve: the day/evening/night before...
Ancestry of “æfen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | ābanþ | evening |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ēbanþs | evening |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁epi | on, at, near |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eps | — |