Where does “avtan” come from?

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

avtan (Scanian): evening

Definitions

  1. evening

Ancestry of “avtan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseaptannan evening
2Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs →
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