Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ābanþ

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ēbanþs.

Noun

*ābanþ f

1. evening

   Synonym: *kwildi

Inflection

Consonant stem
	Singular
Nominative	*ābanþ
Genitive	*ābundi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*ābanþ	*ābanþi
Accusative	*ābanþu	*ābanþi
Genitive	*ābundi	*ābundō
Dative	*ābundi	*ābundum
Instrumental	*ābundi	*ābundum

Derived terms

• *ābanþēn

Descendants

• Old English: ǣfen, ēfen, ēfern
  • Middle English: even, evene, even, efen
    • English: even
    • Yola: e'en
• Old Frisian: ēvend, āvend, āiond, iound, iond
  • North Frisian: In
  • Saterland Frisian: Äivend, Äiwend; Eeuwend, Eeuend (Skäddel)
  • West Frisian: jûn
• Old Saxon: āvand
  • Middle Low German: âvent
    • German Low German: Avend

      Paderbornisch: Owend

• Old Dutch: avont
  • Middle Dutch: avont, avent
    • Dutch: avond
      • Afrikaans: aand
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: tafn
      • Jersey Dutch: âvond
      • Negerhollands: avond, navont
    • Limburgish: aovendj
• Old High German: āband
  • Middle High German: ābent
    • Alemannic German: Obad, Obid

      Swabian: Obad

    • Bavarian:

      Cimbrian: aabend

    • Central Franconian: Oovend

      Hunsrik: Ovend

      Kölsch: Ovend

      Luxembourgish: Owend

    • East Central German: Ohmd, Oomd
    • German: Abend
    • Rhine Franconian: Owed, Owend

      Pennsylvania German: Owed

    • Vilamovian: ȫwyt
    • Yiddish: אָוונט (ovnt)
    • → North Frisian: Oabend