Where does “aptann” come from?

aptann (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.

aptann (Old Norse): an evening

Definitions

  1. an evening

Ancestry of “aptann”, step by step

aptann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic ēbanþs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—

via Proto-Germanic aftanaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaftanaz—

Words derived from “aptann”

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