Where does “æfensang” come from?

æfensang (Old English) comes from Old English ǣfen, from Proto-West Germanic ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.

æfensang (Old English): Vespers, vespers

Definitions

  1. Vespers, vespers

Ancestry of “æfensang”, step by step

æfensang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ǣfen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishǣfenevening
2Proto-West Germanicābanþevening
3Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—

via Old English sang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsangsong; liturgical service
2Proto-West Germanic*sangusinging, song

Words derived from “æfensang”

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