Where does “aftonklänning” come from?

aftonklänning (Swedish) comes from Swedish klänning, from Swedish klädning, from Swedish kläda, from Old Swedish klæþa, from Old Norse klæða, from Old English clāþian, from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

aftonklänning (Swedish): an evening dress or evening gown

Definitions

  1. an evening dress or evening gown

Ancestry of “aftonklänning”, step by step

aftonklänning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish klänning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklänninga dress
2Swedishklädning—
3Swedishklädato dress; now commonly contracted to "klä"
4Old Swedishklæþato dress
5Old Norseklæða—
6Old Englishclāþianto clothe
7Proto-Germanicklaiþōnąto clothe
8Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

via Swedish afton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishaftonafternoon, evening; eve
2Old Swedishaptanafternoon, evening
3Old Norseaptannan evening
4Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną →Every word from Old English clāþian →