æfen
Old English
noun
Definitions
- evening
- eve: the day/evening/night before something
- (Christianity) vespers
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs (evening).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*ēbanþs
Gloss
evening
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
夕, 晩
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aatto Finnish
- Abend German
- Abendblatt German
- Abendbrot German
- Abenddämmerung German
- Abendessen German
- Abendgebet German
- Abendkasse German
- Abendkleid German
- Abendland German
- Abendlied German
- Abendluft German
- Abendmahl German
- Abendmahlzeit German
- Abendroth German
- Abendsonne German
- Abendstern German
- Christabend German
- Elternabend German
- Feierabend German
- Heiligabend German
- Lebensabend German
- Polterabend German
- Vorabend German
- Weihnachtsabend German
- abendessen German
- abendlich German
- abendwärts German
- Avondland Dutch, Flemish
- avond Dutch, Flemish
- avondbrood Dutch, Flemish
- avondeten Dutch, Flemish
- avondjurk Dutch, Flemish
- avondklok Dutch, Flemish
- avondlijk Dutch, Flemish
- avondmaal Dutch, Flemish
- avondmaaltijd Dutch, Flemish
- avondmens Dutch, Flemish
- avondrood Dutch, Flemish
- avondschemer Dutch, Flemish
- avondschemering Dutch, Flemish
- avondschool Dutch, Flemish
- avondspitsuur Dutch, Flemish
- avondster Dutch, Flemish
- avondstond Dutch, Flemish
- avonduur Dutch, Flemish
- avondval Dutch, Flemish
- cabaretavond Dutch, Flemish
- herfstavond Dutch, Flemish
- kerstavond Dutch, Flemish
- lenteavond Dutch, Flemish
- oudejaarsavond Dutch, Flemish
- pakjesavond Dutch, Flemish
- sinterklaasavond Dutch, Flemish
- valavond Dutch, Flemish
- vooravond Dutch, Flemish
- winteravond Dutch, Flemish
- zomeravond Dutch, Flemish
- *epi Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁epi Proto-Indo-European
- aften Norwegian Bokmål
- *aftanaz Proto-Germanic
- *ēbandaz Proto-Germanic
- *ēbanþs Proto-Germanic
- afton Swedish
- aftonfalk Swedish
- aftonklänning Swedish
- julafton Swedish
- nyårsafton Swedish
- aftan Norwegian Nynorsk
- ǣfnung Old English
- aptann Old Norse
- aften Danish
- aftensmad Danish
- fyraften Danish
- godaften Danish
- nytårsaften Danish
- âvont Middle Dutch
- aband Old High German
- āband Old High German
- āvand Old High German
- aand Afrikaans
- aftan Faroese
- ābent Middle High German
- אָוונט Yiddish
- āvont Old Dutch
- âvent Middle Low German
- avand Old Saxon
- aƀand Old Saxon
- āvand Old Saxon
- aptan Old Swedish
- Avend Low German
- aatto Ingrian
- aftæn Old Danish
- avtan Scanian