Where does “ivning” come from?

ivning (Tok Pisin) comes from English evening, from Middle English evening, from Old English ǣfnung, from Old English ǣfnian, from Old English ǣfen, from Proto-West Germanic ābanþ, from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi.

ivning (Tok Pisin): evening; afternoon

Definitions

  1. evening; afternoon

Ancestry of “ivning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheveningThe time of the day between dusk and night, when...
2Middle Englishevening—
3Old Englishǣfnung—
4Old Englishǣfnian—
5Old Englishǣfenevening
6Proto-West Germanicābanþevening
7Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēbanþs →