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Where does “ābanþ” come from?

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

ābanþ (Proto-West Germanic): evening

Definitions

  1. evening

Ancestry of “ābanþ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ābanþ”

  • ēvend
  • āvend
  • Äiwend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →