Where does “ǣfnian” come from?

ǣfnian (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.

Ancestry of “ǣfnian”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ǣfnian

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epiEvery word from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs