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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ēbanþāną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *ēbanþs (evening) + *-āną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛː.βɑn.θɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*ēbanþāną

  1. (intransitive) to become evening

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *ābanþēn
    • Old English: ǣfnian, ǣfenian
    • Old Dutch: *avondon
      • Middle Dutch: *avonden
        • Dutch: avonden (possibly a new formation)
    • Old High German: abandēn
      • Middle High German: abenden
        • German: abenden
  • Old Norse: aptna
    • Icelandic: aftna
    • Faroese: aftna, eftna
    • Swedish: aftnas
    • Old Danish: aftnes
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